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Dal Bhat

Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes

Dal bhat, also called dhal bhaat or dal chawal, is a South Asian meal of dal, a thick lentil soup, served with bhat, cooked rice, and is one of the most common everyday meals across South Asia and parts of the Caribbean. The combination pairs the protein of lentils with the carbohydrates of rice to make a filling, nutritionally balanced staple, typically seasoned with chili pepper, cumin, garam masala, ghee, ginger, garlic, onion, turmeric and tomato, and in Nepal often with the aromatic Himalayan herb jimbu; the meal is also part of Bangladeshi and Indian regional cooking as well as Indo-Caribbean, Mauritian and Fijian cuisines descended from South Asian migration. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Soup 1
Origin Region
Nepal 2
Connections

In Cuisine

Bengali Cuisine, Cuisines
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Indian Cuisine, Cuisines
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Sri Lankan Cuisine, Cuisines
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Uses Ingredient

Chili Pepper, Ingredients
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Cumin, Ingredients
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Garam Masala, Ingredients
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Garlic, Ingredients
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Ghee, Ingredients
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Ginger, Ingredients
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Lentil, Ingredients
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Onion, Ingredients
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Rice, Ingredients
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Salt, Ingredients
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Tamarind, Ingredients
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Tomato, Ingredients
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Turmeric, Ingredients
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In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Nepal

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1. Dal bhat (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The combination of dal and bhat is valued because it provides both protein and carbohydrates, making it a balanced and filling meal.
  • Introduction
    Dal bhat (or dhal bhaat), also known as dal chawal, is a legume and rice dish which consists of thick soup called dal (lentils) and cooked rice called bhat (rice). It is a traditional meal in South Asia and one of the most common everyday meals in the region and in the Caribbean.
  • Uses Ingredient: Chili Pepper, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Cumin, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Garam Masala, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Ghee, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Ginger, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Garlic, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Lentil, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Rice, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Salt, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Tamarind, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Tomato, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • Uses Ingredient: Turmeric, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
  • In Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, Infobox: associated_cuisine
    South Asian cuisine, South Asian Bangladeshi cuisine, Bangladeshi Indian cuisine, Indian Assamese cuisine, Assamese Awadhi cuisine, Awadhi Bengali cuisine, Bengali Bhojpuri cuisine, Bhojpuri Bihari cuisine, Bihari Gujarati cuisine, Gujarati Kutchi cuisine, Kutchi Marathi cuisine, Marathi Odia cuisine, Odia Sikkimese cuisine, Sikkimese Nepalese cuisine, Nepalese Sri Lankan cuisine, Sri Lankan Indo-Caribbean cuisine, Indo-Caribbean Guyanese cuisine, Guyanese Jamaican cuisine, Jamaican Surinamese cuisine, Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago Mauritian cuisine, Mauritian Fijian cuisine, Fijian
  • In Cuisine: Sri Lankan Cuisine, Infobox: associated_cuisine
    South Asian cuisine, South Asian Bangladeshi cuisine, Bangladeshi Indian cuisine, Indian Assamese cuisine, Assamese Awadhi cuisine, Awadhi Bengali cuisine, Bengali Bhojpuri cuisine, Bhojpuri Bihari cuisine, Bihari Gujarati cuisine, Gujarati Kutchi cuisine, Kutchi Marathi cuisine, Marathi Odia cuisine, Odia Sikkimese cuisine, Sikkimese Nepalese cuisine, Nepalese Sri Lankan cuisine, Sri Lankan Indo-Caribbean cuisine, Indo-Caribbean Guyanese cuisine, Guyanese Jamaican cuisine, Jamaican Surinamese cuisine, Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago Mauritian cuisine, Mauritian Fijian cuisine, Fijian
  • In Cuisine: Bengali Cuisine, Infobox: associated_cuisine
    South Asian cuisine, South Asian Bangladeshi cuisine, Bangladeshi Indian cuisine, Indian Assamese cuisine, Assamese Awadhi cuisine, Awadhi Bengali cuisine, Bengali Bhojpuri cuisine, Bhojpuri Bihari cuisine, Bihari Gujarati cuisine, Gujarati Kutchi cuisine, Kutchi Marathi cuisine, Marathi Odia cuisine, Odia Sikkimese cuisine, Sikkimese Nepalese cuisine, Nepalese Sri Lankan cuisine, Sri Lankan Indo-Caribbean cuisine, Indo-Caribbean Guyanese cuisine, Guyanese Jamaican cuisine, Jamaican Surinamese cuisine, Surinamese Trinidad and Tobago cuisine, Trinidad and Tobago Mauritian cuisine, Mauritian Fijian cuisine, Fijian
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2. Dal Bhat (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Nepal
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Nepal
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