Dal Bhat

Name: Dal Bhat
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 300g yellow toor dal; 400g basmati rice, steamed; 3 potatoes, diced; 200g spinach; 1 white onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 2 ripe tomatoes, diced; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp ground coriander; 3 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; fresh coriander to serve

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

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

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

Add garlic, ginger and ground coriander.

Add tomatoes and potatoes, cook 5 minutes.

Add spinach and cook until wilted.

Season dal with salt and scatter with coriander.

Serve steamed rice with dal poured over.

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

Carbs

36.5g

Fiber

3.6g

Sodium

50mg

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