Shapta or Shaptra as some spell it is a simple gravy dish made with stir-fried meat tossed with ginger herb and fresh red chilli. It is not over-spiced and the unlike Indo-Chinese dishes uses very minimal ingredients. It is paired with a bao or tingmo steamed buns.
Since it is simple to make, very healthy and delicious, every Tibetan household makes some variation of shaptra — stir-fried meat.