Whether you're stopping for lunch on the trail or getting ready for dinner at your campsite, we guarantee you'll want some Butternut Dal Bhat in your pack. This delicious dish will blow your mind with red lentils, chickpeas, rice, and butternut squash! Oh, and did we mention it's vegan? Just add 1 1/3 cups of boiling water and you're set!
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Elevate your protein with Red Lentils, Chickpeas, Rice, and Butternut Squash — boasting more protein than your average meaty meal.
Less time hauling water means more time around the campfire. Just add 10.5 oz of cold water and you’re ready to roll.
Don BowieDon't tell Peak the reason they keep having to resupply my granola every week is because I keep eating these when I'm at home! 😋
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Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 69 reviews.
Over the years, we had our fair share of freeze dried meals from several companies and this Dhal is amongst the top 5 for sure. Had the luxury to have cilantro in the van so we chopped some and brought it on the hike. We wished there was a bit more chick peas tho.
Removed 1 star because it contains canola oil. Please stop using toxic oils like canola oil in your meals. Taste was good though.
After trying about 50 different dehydrated meals during my PCT thruhike there is one winner: this one is the best: so delicious, so lightweight and so many calories 😊
I bought several Peak Refuel meals. When they arrived, I wanted to try making up a couple of Peak Refuel meals for a taste test before I put them away in my pantry to have on hand - in case of emergency, camping, long term storage, or just a quick meal, if I decided I liked them. I absolutely LOVED the Butternut Dal Bhat.! I split it with my husband for lunch, and he liked it too! I ordered more. This is good enough to just pull out for a quick meal. I had my portion, and half of an apple, and I was completely satisfied. I even gifted one package to a friend who is vegan. Best freeze dried meals I've eaten (I taste tested the Chicken Coconut Curry as well), and my family used to backpack, so we've tried several. Thanks, Peak, for making a meal I'm happy to eat - ANYTIME!
This is one of the best camp/ backpacking: emergency/ just quick grab for lunch meals I’ve ever had… and that it’s vegan makes it even better! Doesn’t need any additional spices but adding a little fresh cilantro like in the photo just elevates the already delicious 10 minutes “just add hot water” meal.
Absolutely delicious. Tasted homemade. Let my friends try some, and they all loved it as well.
This is fabulous! We loved everything about it! This empty packet just returned with us from camping in The Enchantments. Best meal we had. I’d eat this at home! EXCELLENT!
I'm not even vegetarian, but this is my absolute favorite dehydrated meal! Incredible flavor, no weird textures, and actually a good amount of calories. I always try to have some on hand for any potential trips.
A fan favourite, especially among people with dietary restrictions. Easy, nutritious and damn delicious.
Will keep these in my survival kit.
Great ordering experience and wonderful food.
I'm not a vegetarian but this was very tasty and filling!
Needed more water and time to hydrate! Taste okay. Need more gf choices.
I LOVE the butternut dalbat - by far my favorite camp meal. I like it so much i've eaten it at home before. Savory with great flavor.
I’ll be ordering more. It was delicious.
All people in our household just love it.
Absolutely everything I need for calorie intake, protein, and delicious meal options for my expedition kayaking trips.
An excellent veggie option. Pack some flat bread to go with and it's an excellent meal in the mountains.
Peak Refuel - BUTTERNUT DAL BHAT - 3.8/5.0 --- C+ This is one of their vegetarian series. We added 1.5 ounces of extra water and 13 minutes time total time for it to re-hydrate/reconstitute correctly, but a little thin but not by much on the sauce. Initially it was a little grainy. The flavor was good, and for me to eat vegetarian is something to its credit, because the other half likes vegetarian; this is good enough to stand on its own. After finishing the bowl, I gave it a 3.85, and my wife gave it a 3.75. Also this did make enough for two people! It was easy to digest with no stomach upset. Excellent value for price vs. Calories for survival or backpacking!!!! Above average Freeze Dry meal by comparison to others.
Came in a timely fashion but best of all lasts until 2031 - so GREAT yummy prepper item!
Solid. Having trekked in Nepal before, I was excited to see dal bhat as a backpacking meal option. This one is packed with calories, which is awesome… I hate camping meals that only tally like 500 cals. That’s not enough for a hard hiking day dinner! I don’t know that this was a new favorite for me; the butternut adds some dimension but if you’re not already a big butternut squash fan it may be too much. All that said, props to PR for continuing to give us exciting and varied meal choices!
My absolute favourite Peak Refuel meal. Right balance of flavour and deliciousness
This one sounds risky but it’s between this and beef pasta marinara for the best freeze dried meal out there. So good! Don’t forget cobbler for dessert you’ll be pretty impressed!
Amazing taste
This flavor exceeded already lofty expectations! I took it on a backpacking trip and the entire group wanted to buy it for next time after sampling a bite!
It’s delicious!!!
Excellent
favorite meal on the JMT - filing, flavorful, etc etc!! I hope they make more veg meals! I portioned half of these because a full one is too much food and it rehydrated just fine in a ziploc bag.
Tasty, filling, good ingredients - perfect fuel for backcountry adventures
This was delicious on an 8 day hiking trip in the Rockies. Shared it with my brother when he had a sprained ankle.
Best camp meal I’ve ever encountered. Pair it with some Patagonia provisions salmon. Perfection.
Your best flavor so far. fantastic! I've eaten this one more than once, not out of convenience or circumstance but just because its damn good!
Delicious! One of my favorite tasting Peak meals
This tasty meal was like a cozy blanket on a chilly day! Flavorful comfort! I added a little cholula hot sauce to give it a little kick, but it was fine just as it was intended, too.
Very tasty meal, specially with red bell pepper slices and shelled pistachios as add-ons. We loved it!
I’m not a vegetarian but this is my favorite Peak Refuel meal. I eat about one per week at home when I don’t feel like cooking.
Healthy and delicious
Great meal… still love the stroganoff the best!
This is a very good vegetarian meal and tastes' wonderful...great texture.
Let me tell you something about this dehydrated meal. I've been canoeing and camping for my whole life and I've had the unfortunate displeasure of eating a TON of bland, bad textured, and downright gross dehydrated meals. Do you know how bad something has to be to unappetizing after canoeing/portaging for 7 hours or hiking up a mountain? It has to be BAD, and I personally find most of the long time established dehydrated meals just not good, in so many ways. For my last canoe trip, I wanted to try something new. I kept seeing this brand on Instagram and once a buddy said he liked what he had tried, I ordered some to try out. He specifically mentioned this one so of course I got it. Let me tell you something, when I simply opened up the packet to get a whiff of the ingredients, I already knew that this was gonna be one of the best dehydrated meals I had ever had. One bite from this meal has made me a LOYAL customer for life. Everything else we tried from them as well was great as well, but having this with some fresh caught pike and some warmed pita bread was probably the absolute best camping meal I've ever had. Peak Refuel, you've got a customer in me for a long time. Thanks for doing what y'all do and not accepting the status quo.
