@avtansa dal bhat devotee here, can't wait to hear how they're connected etymologically

@rheajgurung #Bengali #Hindi #Marathi #Nepali word bhāt भात (cooked rice) has come from Sanskrit bhakta (भक्त) = devotee (& also food or a meal). bhakta (भक्त) comes from #Sanskrit root bhaj भज् (to share, divide, distribute, cook).

@avtansa There is a Bangladeshi commentator Shamim Chowdhury who, whenever Mushfiqur Rahim hits a sweep shot, says - that's दाल-भात for him (Mushfiq) 😀.

@avtansa How are they related!?

@avtansa Mmm... Looks simple but mouthwatering 😋

@avtansa I didn’t, but I’ve hypothesized that you can tell whether a people are traditionally rice eating or not, because if they are, their language has different words for cooked and uncooked rice.

@avtansa I always found it curious that bhāt is less common in wider Hindi-speaking areas - but seems to reappear in Bisibele Bath ಬಿಸಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಭಾತ್ much further south 😃

@avtansa could it be punjabi influence as we systematically say राजमाह-चावल, छोले-चावल? is the same distinction between चने and छोले? i have also heard that छोले is cooked but चना uncooked.

@avtansa In मराठी: uncooked rice is called तांदूळ Cooked rice is भात

@avtansa This is my favorite dish.

@avtansa स्वर्ग

@avtansa Names aside, what an appetizing palate

@avtansa In Assamese also we say cooked rice as “Bhat” and uncooked rice is “saul”

@avtansa Garhwali usage is 'dal bhaat'. Comfort food for the body and soul😋

@avtansa ये कांदा-टिमाटर दाल-भात में मूसरचंद क्यों बने हैं? ये ना होते तो कैसी 'लार-टपकावक' थाली थी!