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Sha phaley

Sha phaley, also known as shabhalep (ཤ་བག་ལེབ།), is a Tibetan dish of bread stuffed with seasoned meat and cabbage, which is then fashioned into semi-circular or circular shapes, and is either deep-fried or pan-fried based on regional variations.

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Sha phaley
Tibetan snack sha phaley or shabhaley in Nepal
Alternative namesShabhaley
TypeBread or pastry
Place of originTibet
Region or stateTibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh
Main ingredientsBread, beef, vegetables
Other informationbhutan
Sha Phaley (Shabhaley), a traditional Tibetan-style fried bread (Sikkim). source ↗

Sha phaley, also known as shabhalep (ཤ་བག་ལེབ།), is a Tibetan dish of bread stuffed with seasoned meat1 and cabbage, which is then fashioned into semi-circular or circular shapes, and is either deep-fried or pan-fried (like pot stickers) based on regional variations.

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  1. "Shapale — Tibetan Fried Meat Pie Recipe". yowangdu.com. 10 August 2012.