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Fondi dal 1936 This casual café is a typical cafeteria-style spot that serves espresso throughout the day, aperitivi in the evening, and a selection of sandwiches, salads, and hot dishes. — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Rome," 5 Mar. 2018 There’s the spit and crackle in the fireplace, the smell of burning juniper, and the warm spices of dal bhat being stirred on the kitchen stove. — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, "On Your Next Trip to Nepal, Rent the House Sir Edmund Hillary Loved," 20 Dec. 2018 In a large Dutch oven over high heat, combine 4 tablespoons coconut oil, mustard seeds and urad dal, making sure spices are mostly submerged in fat. — Max Falkowitz, WSJ, "Flake News: Fresh Coconut Is Delicious," 23 Nov. 2018 Kids, drunk and rowdy, line their stomachs with the cheap and tasty: basmati rice, dal, saag (which, bless them, tastes like it was made with just as much garlic as spinach). — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "Loud, Crowded, Grease-Stained, and Gloriously Drunk: Where the World Eats After Hours," 8 Oct. 2018 Or steel pans of colorful bindhi masala that elevated okra to a savory main dish or reliable tarka dal that turned lentils into a smooth celebration of cumin and ginger. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "Review: India Oven brings the heat on West Avenue," 12 July 2018 For lunch, Mookhi is filling stackable steel lunch boxes with lamb, prawns, vegetables, basmati rice, dal bhukara and house salad. — Jenn Harris, latimes.com, "This new Mid-Wilshire dessert shop specializes in one thing: s'mores," 22 May 2018 In the wake of the school shootings in Parkland, Fla., companies like Delta (dal, -2.14%), Hertz (htz, -4.93%), and Symantec (symc, -1.35%) distanced themselves from the National Rifle Association by eliminating benefits to their members. — Kathy Bloomgarden, Fortune, "4 Rules Every Activist CEO Should Follow," 25 June 2018 Chicken liver confit with urad dal curry is precluded by an herby spring khichdi, a riffable and restorative stew that’s a cornerstone of Ayurvedic eating. — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, "Ayurvedic Chef Nira Kehar on Wellness Fatigue and Mindfully Made Poutine," 7 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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