Nepali Dal Bhaat Tarkari

Day 4 BM #56 -

Just as Dal and rice is a comfort food for us, Indians, it is the same for our neighbors. Nepalis eat this fare twice a day.

The tarkari can include any vegetables of the season and as I understand potato is almost always present.

Recipe Source here
Ingredients - 
For Dal - 
Masoor Dal/Red Lentils 1 cup
Tomato, chopped 1/2 cup
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
Oil 2 tsp
Lime/Lemon Juice as needed (Optional)
Cilantro for garnish
To Grind - 
Red chilies 2
Peppercorn 7-8
Coriander seeds  1 tsp
Cloves  3-4
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Cardamom 1
Cinnamon ¾ inch piece
For Bhaat - 
Rice 2 cups (I used the Sona Masoori Variety)
Water 4 cups
For Tarkari - 
Vegetable Oil 2 tsp
Onion, chopped 1/2 cup
Ginger-Garlic Paste 1 tsp
Tomato, crushed 1 cup
Coriander Powder 1 tsp
Cumin Powder 1/2 tsp

Salt and Red Chili Powder as needed

Potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 1/2 cups
Cauliflower florets 1 cup
Zucchini, cubed 1 cup
Cilantro for garnish

Method Of Preparation -
For Dal - 
Pressure cook the dal with turmeric and 2 cups of water. It took me about 20 min.

Grind the ingredients listed under 'To Grind' into a fine powder.

In a heated pan, add oil and saute tomato until mushy. Sprinkle the above spice powder, add salt, Red chili powder and the cooked dal.

Mix well and remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro and squeeze a lime if needed.

For Bhaat - 
Wash the rice and Cook it either on a stove top or an electric cooker or a pressure cooker.

For Tarkari - 
In a heated pan, add oil. Saute the ginger-garlic paste and onions.

After the onions are brown, add the crushed tomato. Sprinkle coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder and cubed potatoes.

Cover and let them cook for about 5 minutes.

Add the cauliflower florets and zucchini and cook further until the zucchini cubes are cooked but yet crisp.

Sprinkle salt, mix well and remove from heat.

Garnish with cilantro.

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Preparation Time 40 min
Serves 4-5