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How to say lentils (dal) in Nepali

Lentils (dal)

A steel bowl of yellow dal lentils
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दाल

Dāl

Pronunciation: dahl

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Yellow lentil soup, the bedrock of dal-bhat. 'Mas ko dāl' (black lentil) is the rich Newari variant.

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