Nepal

Dal Bhat

Name: Dal Bhat
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Nepal
Ingredients: 250 g Red or yellow lentils; 300 g Rice; 1 tsp each Turmeric & cumin; some of each Garlic, ginger, onion; 400 g Seasonal vegetables (for tarkari); 2 tbsp Ghee or oil; to serve Achar (pickled vegetables)

Nepali staple of lentils and rice

Dal bhat is Nepal's daily staple, often eaten twice a day. “Dal” is the lentil soup, “bhat” the steamed rice.

It is served with a vegetable curry (tarkari) and pickled vegetables (achar); the combination is nourishing, balanced and powers trekking guides through long days.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Red or yellow lentils250 g
Rice300 g
Turmeric & cumin1 tsp each
Garlic, ginger, onionsome of each
Seasonal vegetables (for tarkari)400 g
Ghee or oil2 tbsp
Achar (pickled vegetables)to serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the lentils soft with turmeric and water.
Fry cumin, garlic and onion in ghee, add to the dal.
Steam the rice separately.
Fry the seasonal vegetables into a spiced tarkari curry.
Arrange dal, rice, tarkari and achar together on a plate.

Make it original

Lentils, turmeric and spices for dal bhat are in the Asia Boutique.

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