Well good afternoon and welcome to another food video from Kathmandu (काठमाडौं).
Today we are having Dal Bhat (दालभात).
We've been eating Dal Bhat (ডাল ভাত) very very often.
So much so Sam has declared it his favorite dish known to mankind.
Is that correct?
Haha.
Well it is definitely our favorite thing here in Nepal (नेपाल).
It is what we've been having here more than anything else so.
Yeah, so to describe it it kind of like a Nepali Thali Set (थाली).
Yeah.
So you get your rice and some lentils and we're ordering vegetarian so we're having
like a vegetarian curry and just different vegetables and sauces.
So we're going to show you that when it arrives.
Sam is actually had too much Dal Bhat (दालभात) these last few days so he ordered different
local specialty items.
I ordered some other side dishes to go along with it.
Yeah.
So we're going to be sharing.
Oh, are we now?
I hope so.
And that food will be coming soon.
Alright, we are starting off with the drinks.
Tell us what did we get?
Yeah, we sure are.
So before we eat we are going to drink.
Yeah.
And we have over here Tibetan Milk Tea which we've never tried before and Masala Chai which
is a favorite of ours.
Oh yeah, we've been having that.
We've been having that a lot.
On the daily.
Let's go for the familiar one.
Yeah.
Mmmm.
That is really good.
I can taste a lot of the different spices in there.
And just 'ah' it is a nice tea.
I can smell the spices.
Cardamon, cinnamon.
Oh, this is the skin.
Woah, what are you doing over there Sam?
I am eating the skin on top.
I just zoomed in on that.
Very attractive.
I would say that is good timing.
And you've been kind enough to allow me to try your Tibetan Milk Tea.
Let's try this one.
I had a few sips.
I find it very light.
Oh, it is very light.
Yeah.
It is very milky.
Mmmhmmm.
It doesn't have a strong tea flavor.
It has more of a strong milk flavor.
If I had to honestly I prefer the chai a bit more but yeah the Tibetan milk tea that is
what you ordered so that is what you'll be having.
So my food is here and it is a proper platter.
This is the dal bhat (દાળ ભાત).
It sure is.
And the dal is the lentil soup right here.
Right.
It looks more green today.
Um, and what I find surprising like here is that here it is more soupy.
It is more watery whereas in the past I've had like a thicker dal.
Kind of like a curry almost.
Yeah, yeah.
And then here you have your bhat which would be your rice.
Yeah, big mountain of rice and then we have a tonne of different sides dishes.
I know.
So first up this is the curd.
It is kind of like a yoghurt.
Yeah.
And I believe this is the vegetable Thakali (दाल भात तरकारी) which
is kind of like a vegetable curry.
Right.
Then you've got your pickled vegetable.
Not entirely sure what it is.
And these are all surprises.
Hahaha.
We'll see once we dig in to them.
Yeah, this trying this place for the 1st time it was a highly recommended for their Dal
Bhat (दालभात).
The Nepali Thali (थाली).
This is called Papad.
Papadon.
They are like crackers.
Like crispy wafers.
So yeah, you know what?
Let's just dig in.
Dig in.
And if I was going to do this the proper way I'd be using my right hand but I'm not the
most coordinated with food.
So you're cheating and using cutlery.
I'm using a spoon.
I'm just going to pour it over the rice.
Okay.
Because that is how I like it.
Soak up them lentils.
Mmmm.
Is it good?
Mmmhmm.
Really good?
That is quite nice.
Yeah.
I guess you can just mix it all together really.
So you really taste the lentils?
Is it spicy.
Yeah, it is like a lentil soup almost.
Okay.
Let's try some of the veggie here.
Mmmm.
You like that one?
This is nice and spicy.
Oh nice.
Yeah, it is like a potato.
Let's take a look at that closer.
And peas.
And pea curry.
Is that what you call them in English?
Peas?
Right.
They are peas.
And why don't you try some of the other stuff?
Let's see what this is.
Oh man.
Oh man, what is that?
Oh, this is cold.
It is.
It is all vegetarian so.
It will not be meat.
Is that a pickle (achar)?
It sounds like a pickle.
Maybe.
We don't even know.
Hahaha.
It is a mystery to me.
Oh my gosh.
Oh wow but this one was spicy.
This also looks like it could be spicy.
Okay.
Oh man.
Yeah, just try them all.
Try them all.
On fire.
I think I just sprayed as well.
Yep.
Such a glamorous video.
Keeping it classy Audrey.
Keeping it classy.
Mmmm.
What do you think?
What say you?
What is this?
I have no idea what I'm having.
What say you?
It is a mystery.
And I have some vegetables here.
This is probably radish.
And this looks like it could be a hot sauce.
Mmmhmmm.
Yeah.
Mmmhmmm.
So far so good?
So far so good.
And let's try the..
I haven't even eaten the yoghurt.
Let's put some yoghurt, dal, rice and I'm going to soak it up.
Together?
Why not right?
Oh man.
It broke.
I'm going to use this as a spoon.
How is that?
Mmmm.
Those are quite salty aren't they?
You know what?
I feel like you really need the yoghurt to balance the spice.
Because everything else is like woah flavor burning.
So this kind of mutes it down.
It is like when you've had something really spicy you're supposed to drink milk.
Right.
It kind of has that same effect.
So yeah, so far so good.
I'm going to let you try it.
Alright, my turn.
You're kind enough to share.
And it is a big portion.
So I'll start with the Dal Bhat (दालभात) part.
The Dal and the rice.
The Dal and the Bhat.
Going in.
Scooping up some Dal Bhat (डाळ भात).
Mmmm.
You know what?
I really like the especially the Dal.
Yeah, like that is really good.
Yeah.
Mmmm.
That is one of the better ones we've had.
Yeah, I definitely have to say that.
Alright, on to the peas and potatoes and curry.
And that one was quite spicy.
Was it?
Mmm.
Yeah, it is.
Oh wow.
Delayed onset.
That is really good though.
I like the um I really like the richness of flavors and the spiciness.
That is great.
And you know what?
This is a meal that we've been finding everywhere.
Yeah.
Like it doesn't matter.
It is the most common food in Nepal (नेपाल) for sure.
Yeah.
And it is yeah.
And you can get it in little hole in the wall restaurants.
You can get it anywhere.
Or fancy hotels.
Everyone has Dal Bhat (दालभात).
Yeah, I find that almost every restaurant we've gone to, even if it has a majority of
say western menu, still has that on there.
Yep.
So yeah.
There is always room.
There is always room for Dal Bhat (दालभात).
Okay.
Alright but I'm going to take this back.
Okay.
And I'm going to let you sample what you actually ordered.
Sounds good.
So we are starting with aloo timur.
Yes, and I do know alu means potato from things that I've had in India.
Food like Aloo Ghobi and whatnot.
Yeah, alu gobi is good.
Right.
That is really good.
Okay, so it has a little bit of a sauce.
If I had to guess I would say these potatoes have been like maybe pan-roasted.
So let's try that.
Look at all of the spices.
Those potatoes are fully coated.
Mmmm.
Oh my gosh.
Those are really spicy too.
Not quite as spicy as the curry vegetable that you had but it is up there.
Yeah, and it has also got a lot of other aside from it just being spicy it has got a nice
amount of flavors to it.
Other ingredients.
Um, oh lah la.
It is good.
It was a good choice.
I like this one.
Going in for another bite.
Cleansing the palette.
Rinsing out the flavors.
Yes.
Alright, so next up is my roti.
Yeah, so it was called fapar roti (buckwheat).
Yep.
Not entirely sure what that means.
Yeah, we.
This is one of those ones that we saw on the menu and we're like.
Oh, let's order that.
That is super thick.
It is.
It is really thick.
It is heavy in the hand.
It almost looks like a pancake.
Yeah, it does.
Let's try it.
Mmmm.
Wow.
Do you think?
It is a really different kind of roti.
It is like.
It almost.
It almost has like a doughy potato like consistency.
Mmmhmm.
Do you think you're supposed to eat this on your own?
Or do you think like having some curry.
No, I'm going to be try it with this.
Why don't I try it with a bit of curry.
With yoghurt.
Dipping roti in yoghurt.
That is how it is done.
That tastes way better.
Yeah.
Try it with Dal.
This is something that it is tasty and it is quite thick so it would good for like a
sopping up any kind of sauce that you have.
So yeah, I'll try it with the Dal too.
Why not.
Mmmm.
Actually I prefer to have it.
I prefer eating this, the Dal Bhat (दालभात), with this than I do even with the rice.
So I think it is a nice addition to the menu.
Alright, let's enjoy.
And that concludes another delicious meal.
Yeah.
So we got the bill.
It was 745 Nepal Rupees which is just under$7 US dollars.
So that was for all of the food and I ordered an extra Masala Chai.
So yeah, pretty good value.
I mean you get it cheaper.
We are in sort of the touristy area of Thamel in Kathmandu (काठमाडौं) so
prices are more expensive here.
But even so for two people to eat for seven something dollars not too bad of value I'd
say.
Ta ta.