Dal Chawal: 85 Vegetarian Indian Recipes Combining the Power of Dal and Rice

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Dal Chawal celebrates traditional Indian comfort food through dal and rice, which together form the foundation of a homestyle Indian vegetarian diet.

Dal is a Hindi word commonly used to describe all forms of pulses including dried beans, lentils, peas, and whole and split legumes. Chawal, the Hindi word for rice, is the perfect soulmate for dal. Not only a delicious harmony, together they form a completely balanced and nutritious meal.

Sapna Punjabi combines a lifelong vegetarian practice, Ayurvedic training, and expertise as a registered dietitian and nutritionist to create recipes that address many common dietary issues, including gut health and inflammation. This is Indian comfort food at its finest: economical, healthy, and delicious.

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Sapnas book confidently fills the gap in the conversations around Ayurvedic foods and cooking. The recipes indeed alone are marvelously enticing, but its her thoughtful approach that makes it extra special. -- Nik Sharma, James Beard Award finalist, chef, and author and photographer of Veg-table
Sapna Punjabi has written a beautiful ode to traditional, plant-based Indian food for modern times. Flavor, nutrition, and ayurvedic principles blend seamlessly in each recipe. Whether you are a chickpea devotee or a lentil enthusiast, youre bound to find a slew of new recipes thatll make eating healing foods a joy. -- Sandra A. Gutierrez, author of LATINSIMO: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America

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Sapna Punjabi is a registered dietitian, cooking instructor, Ayurvedic practitioner, and founder of beSPICED. She has led more than 75 in-person cooking classes at home and as a guest cooking instructor at HEBs Central Market cooking schools in Dallas Fort Worth.