Dal Bhat Standard
Standard dal and rice plate — toor dal, steamed rice, ghee, and lemon. Bihar most eaten daily meal across all classes.
Ise daal bhat standard naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
- Lemon (optional) (garnish) — 30 g (wedge)
Main
- Tomato — 2 piece (chopped)
- Ghee — 100 g (whole)
- Garlic — 1 tsp (ground)
- rice — 450 g (ground)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- onion — 120 g (chopped)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Toor Dal — 250 g (whole)
- Ginger — 1 tsp (ground)
Tempering
- Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
- Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Method
- Wash the rice and cook it separately in water till soft and fluffy. Keep aside.
- Wash the toor dal and pressure cook with turmeric powder, salt and enough water till the dal turns soft and mushy. Mash lightly and keep aside.
- Finely chop the onion, ginger, garlic and tomato.
- Heat mustard oil in a kadai. Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
- Add the chopped onion, ginger and garlic and saute till golden brown.
- Add the chopped tomato along with coriander powder, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Cook till the tomato turns soft and the oil separates.
- Pour this tempering into the cooked dal and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes so the flavours blend well, adding a little water if the dal is too thick.
- Finish with a spoon of ghee stirred through the dal, and squeeze in fresh lemon juice just before serving.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with the steamed rice.
Common questions
- Dal Bhat Standard ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- बिहारी दाल भात ko English mein Dal Bhat Standard likhte hain.
- Ek plate Dal Bhat Standard mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 420 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 35 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 25 min pakana.