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Dal Bhat

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Dal Bhat

The Nepali and Indian everyday meal of dal, steamed rice and vegetable curry — simple, complete and nourishing.

Total time
55 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Vegetarian
vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

300gyellow toor dal
400gbasmati rice, steamed
3potatoes, diced
200gspinach
1white onion, diced
3 clovesgarlic, minced
2cmfresh ginger, minced
2ripe tomatoes, diced
1 tspturmeric
1 tspcumin seeds
2 tspground coriander
3 tbspghee or vegetable oil
fresh corianderto serve

Instructions

1

Simmer dal in 1L water with turmeric until completely soft.

2

For vegetable curry: fry cumin seeds in ghee, add onion until golden.

3

Add garlic, ginger and ground coriander.

4

Add tomatoes and potatoes, cook 5 minutes.

5

Add spinach and cook until wilted.

6

Season dal with salt and scatter with coriander.

7

Serve steamed rice with dal poured over.

8

Place vegetable curry alongside — eat everything together.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
176
Protein
6.5g
Fat
1g
Carbs
36.5g
Fiber
3.6g
Sodium
50mg

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