Nepal

Nepali dal bhat

Name: Nepali dal bhat
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nepali
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups rice; 3/4 cup masoor dal (red lentils); 1 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cumin seeds; a few berries crushed timur (sichuan peppercorns); 4 cloves garlic; 1 inch ginger; 2 cubed potato; 1/4 head florets cauliflower; 1 chopped tomato; 1 bunch (or rayo saag) spinach; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 2 green chilli; 2 dried red chilli; Water, for rice and dal; Salt, to taste

Dal, rice, tarkari and greens: Nepal's daily plate. Dal bhat power, twenty four hour.

60 minTime

19 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayDal, bhat, tarkari and saag.

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624kcalsame

19 gproteinsame

10 gfibresame

60minutessame

Classic Nepali dal bhat.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1½ cups

Masoor dal (red lentils)¾ cup

Turmeric (ground turmeric)1 tsp

Ghee2 tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Timur (sichuan peppercorns)a few berries, crushed

Garlic4 cloves

Ginger2.5 cm

Potato2, cubed

Cauliflower¼ head, florets

Tomato1, chopped

Spinach1 bunch (or rayo saag)

Mustard oil2 tbsp

Green chilli2

Dried red chilli2

Waterfor rice and dal

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Cook rice. Pressure cook the dal with turmeric, salt and water until soft.
2Temper the dal: heat ghee, fry cumin, dried chilli, timur and half the garlic until golden and pour in.
3For tarkari, heat mustard oil, fry cumin, ginger and the rest of the garlic, add turmeric, potato, cauliflower and tomato. Cover and cook.
4Sauté the spinach with green chilli and salt in a little mustard oil.

Serve it like this

Serve on a steel thali: rice in the centre, dal in a bowl, tarkari, saag and a spoon of achar around it.

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Nepali dal bhat

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