dahl

Everyday

1. Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split pulses themselves. tree →
2. (a name) Roald Dahl is a famous children's author who wrote «Charlie and the Chocolate Factory», «Matilda» and «The BFG». tree →
3. (a name) Dahl can also refer to Vladimir Dahl, a 19th-century Russian scholar who collected Russian words and sayings in a famous dictionary. tree →

In the lessons

In food lessons and everyday meals, dahl is common in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan cooking, eaten with rice or flatbread; it is healthy and full of protein. In English lessons, Roald Dahl's books are read in schools across the UK and beyond, and 13 September is celebrated as Roald Dahl Day.

Examples

• We had dahl and rice for dinner. tree →
• Red lentil dahl is quick to cook. tree →
• Dahl is full of protein and fibre. tree →
• Roald Dahl wrote «Matilda». tree →
• Our class read a Roald Dahl book every term. tree →
• Grandma adds cumin and garlic to her dahl. tree →
• Dahl compares it with the Russian tyurma, a prison, and the German Thurm. tree →

Note

The food is usually uncountable. Spellings vary: dal, daal, dhal, dahl — all the same dish. The author's name has a capital D. Pronounced «dahl» (rhymes with «doll» in many accents).