Dal-bhaat-tarkari is the major food of Nepal and it is eaten two times in a day. It is considered as the staple food in the lower parts of Nepal. Boiled Rice is a steamed food and in Nepal it is called “Bhaat”. Tarkari is the name for all vegetables in which different types of vegetables are cooked. Dal is used for soup which is made from different type beans. The dal and the vegetables are spiced with garlic, ginger, chillies, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and salt. In Nepal daal bhat is eaten with bare hands. Dal is poured over the rice mixing together with vegetable. It is a cheap and good, filling meal of Nepal. Daal Bhaat is taken as a lunch and a dinner. For many nothing else will satisfy their taste buds, and one plate full of Daal Bhaat is never enough
Nepal’s hills and lowland dwellers, particularly of the Kathmandu Valley, subsist on dall bhaat tarkari. As Nepal’s most widely eaten food, it is closest to being the national dish. A day without daal bhaat in many places in Nepal is considered incomplete in many households. Daal bhat is commonly eaten with the right hand rather than utensils even in the most elite circles.
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