19. Nepali Food - Dal Bhat and Popular Dishes

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Learn about staple Nepali foods
• Understand daily eating habits
• Know about festival foods
• Appreciate Nepali food culture

60 minutes

• Paper
• Colored pencils
• Regular pencils
• Notebooks

1. Review (5 minutes)

• Quick recap of arts and crafts
• Connect festivals to special foods
• Discuss what students know about Nepali food

2. Daily Nepali Food (15 minutes)

Discuss and draw:

• Dal Bhat Tarkari
• Dal (lentil soup)
• Bhat (steamed rice)
• Tarkari (vegetable curry)
• Achar (pickle)
• Common Ingredients
• Rice
• Lentils
• Local vegetables
• Spices (cumin, turmeric, etc.)

3. Popular Dishes (15 minutes)

Discuss and illustrate:

• Momo (dumplings)
• Different fillings
• Steamed or fried
• Special sauce
• How to eat
• Snacks and Street Food
• Chatpate (spicy mix)
• Samosa
• Sel roti (sweet rice ring)
• Pani puri

4. Drawing Activity (15 minutes)

Students draw:

• Dal bhat plate
• Favorite Nepali dishes
• Festival foods
• Cooking utensils

5. Closing Activity (10 minutes)

• Students write about their favorite Nepali food
• Share what they'd like to try
• Compare with their daily food
• Preview of next week's topic

• Food (खाना - Khana)
• Rice (भात - Bhat)
• Lentils (दाल - Dal)
• Vegetables (तरकारी - Tarkari)
• Spices (मसला - Masala)

1. Draw their favorite Nepali dish

2. Write about daily Nepali meals

3. Draw a festival food plate

Check students':

• Understanding of daily foods
• Knowledge of different dishes
• Drawing skills
• Class participation

• Keep food descriptions simple
• Use clear examples
• Connect to familiar foods
• Explain eating customs
• Make cultural connections
• Discuss healthy eating

• Nepalis eat dal bhat twice daily
• Most food is eaten with hands
• Special foods for festivals
• Rice is most important food
• Different regions have unique dishes

• Draw simple food shapes
• Show meal arrangements
• Connect to healthy eating
• Discuss food similarities
• Keep descriptions appetizing
• Make cultural aspects clear