Main Dishes

Aloo Tama -
Bamboo shoot and potato curry enlivened with a variety of spices and herbs.

Beans -
A curry preparation of large and small beans to go with the main course of rice.

Dal -
Lentil soup eaten with plain rice and one-third of the famous dal-bhat-tarkari combination. Popular lentils are the black, green and yellow varieties.

Green Vegetables -
Spinach, mustard greens or broad-leaved mustard. A standard accompaniment to plain rice for lunch or dinner.

Meat Curries -
Curried meat with lots of spices and gravy served with the main course of rice. Comes in buff, mutton, chicken or fish varieties.

Bhat (Plain Rice) -
Good old boiled rice, the staple Nepalese nourishment and the central ingredient of the dal-bhat-tarkari diet.

Tarkari -
Vegetable curry in a rich spicy broth, the third element of the dal-bhat-tarkari staple meal.