Translations:Chenopodium album/20/en

In Nepal, it is known as bethe or bethu. It is used to make a dish known as saag. The leaves are stir-fried with spices, chilli and diced garlic. A fermented dish known as masaura is also made by dipping the leaves in a lentil batter with spices and then drying them in sun for some days. The fermented masaura can be made into a curry and served with rice.