Dal bhat tarkari

Name: Dal bhat tarkari
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 250 mL red lentils; 1 tbsp oil; ½ onion, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, sliced; 1-2 green chili, slit lengthwise, seeds removed; 1 tomato, chopped; 2 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp salt; 3 potatoes, boiled and cubed (400 g); ½ head of cauliflower, cut into florets (400 g); 1 tomato, diced; 1 tsp cumin seeds (or 2 tsp ground cumin); 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (or 1 tsp ground fenugreek); 1 onion, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 knob ginger, minced; 1 tbsp coriander powder; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp chili powder; 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped (optional); 1 bunch spinach, roughly chopped; ½ onion, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 knob ginger, match sticks; 1 tsp cumin seeds (or 1 tsp ground cumin); 1-2 dried red chili (or ½tsp chili powder); 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (or ½ tsp ground fenugreek)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

Dal bhat (lentils and rice) are a Nepali staple enjoyed frequently thorughout the country. These recipes shows how to make the dal, a simple vegetable curry (tarkari) and fried spinach (sag). Serve with rice, papad and a pickle, such as mula ko achaar (fermented daikon, separate recipe on blog).

Updated at: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:29:57 GMT