Image credits: Instagram/bytheforkful_ In a video going viral on social media, a white woman made a recipe titled ‘Marry Me Lentils’ that was identical to the popular Indian dish called Dal Makhani.Sharing a video of the recipe, the woman wrote in the caption, “Marry Me Lentils, perfect mix between a cozy stew/soup! I’m obsessed with the marry me flavours – a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce with basil, lemon, and cheese. The nutty lentils work so perfectly with the other ingredients, served with crusty sourdough”Named Yasmin, the woman has an Instagram account “By The Forkful” where she shares vegetarian recipes and enjoys a following of 54.8K. Due to the recipe and its resemblance to the Indian dish, her reel has gone viral on social media and has garnered over 15,922 likes and 2,281 comments.
What was the woman’s recipe?
In a pan, she added veggies such as onion, garlic and sun-dried tomato sauce along with spices such as smoked paprika. After mixing and cooking the mix, she added boiled lentils, hot water and some cream to it. She topped off the dish with cheese, lemon juice and basil.
How does it relate to Dal Makhani?
Dal Makhani is a dish originating from the Indian state of Punjab. It is a thick, soup-based dish that is served alongside roti (Indian flatbread) or rice.The recipe for Dal Makhani is completely similar to the woman’s recipe, except it doesn’t include cheese and rather suffices with cream and butter.
Netizens react to the woman’s viral recipe
Image credits: Instagram/bytheforkful_
Many in the comments section pointed out to the woman that the recipe was that of Dal Makhani.”Girl, that’s daal makkhani. Where are the credits?” pointed one out.”Bro, it’s literally dal makhani (they made it white without credits like everything else)😂 you’ll find the authentic recipe on YouTube (for those who are new and curious),” added one.”Glorified Dal Makhni! The least you can do is give credits to were you got “inspired” from!” commented an Instagram user.One of the people in the comments pointed out how the woman’s entire page featured reimagined Indian recipes, writing, “Your whole page is inspired by indian cuisine, you use Indian spices but why is it so hard for you white people to accept that we took inspiration and give the due credits. You people stole our yoga, jewellery, dance forms, fashion, food and who knows what else””We gave the world spices and forgot to give ourselves credit. Now we’re getting ‘Marry Me Lentils’ with a side of identity crisis,” commented a person on X.
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