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Dal-bhat-tarkari
Nepal's staple meal of spiced lentil soup, steamed rice, and vegetable curry, typically vegetarian but verify that tarkari wasn't cooked in ghee if avoiding dairy.
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Vegetarian
What's in it
Ingredients as we currently understand them, with how each was verified.
* AI estimate — confirm with the kitchen.
- cumin*
- garlic*
- gheeHidden (optional)
- ginger*
- lentil*
- rice*
- turmeric*
- vegetable*
Ask the kitchen about the items marked Hidden — they’re easy to miss.
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