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Dal Bhat

Name: Dal Bhat
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Nepal
Ingredients: 150g Lentils; 2 cups Rice; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 piece Ginger; 1 tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 bunch Leafy Greens (spinach, etc.)

Rice

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Lentil soup and rice with vegetable sides — Nepal's everyday set meal.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Dal bhat is literally eaten every day in Nepal: 'dal' is lentil soup and 'bhat' is cooked rice. The dal is poured over rice and mixed bit by bit with sautéed greens, potato curry, and pickles. In Nepali homes this combination appears at both the morning and evening meals almost every day — a dish rooted in daily life.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a house in the Nepali hills, the family gathers around metal trays of dal bhat, mixing it by hand at dinner.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lentils 150g
Rice 2 cups
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Ginger 1 piece
Turmeric 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
Leafy Greens (spinach, etc.) 1 bunch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Simmer the lentils with water and turmeric until soft.
In another pan, fry cumin seeds with minced onion, garlic, and ginger in oil.
Add the aromatics to the lentil soup and let the flavors blend.
Cook the rice as usual.
Lightly sauté the greens in oil as a side.
Serve the rice with the dal and greens.

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