Dal Bhat Tarkari

Dal bhat tarkari combines rice, lentil soup and a vegetable curry in an everyday Nepali meal. The name refers to its components: dal is the lentil soup, bhat the rice and tarkari the cooked vegetables. Achar, a pickle or chutney, often accompanies them. The dishes are prepared separately rather than cooked as one mixed rice dish.^[1]

Seasoning and vegetables vary with the preparation. A lentil soup may contain turmeric, tomato and coriander; potato and cauliflower can form the vegetable curry, seasoned with cumin, ginger and garlic. Rice, pickle and sometimes papad are served alongside. Meat curry may be added to a meal, but it is not required by the rice, lentil and vegetable combination.^[2][1]