Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish-daal!-in this charming picture book that showcases the value of patience, teamwork, community, and sharing. Bilal is excited to help his dad make the best food of all time: daal! The slow-cooked lentil dish from South Asia requires lots of ingredients and a whole lot of waiting. Bilal wants to share daal with his friends. They've never tried it! As the day goes on, the daal continoues to simmer, and more kids join Bilal and his family, waiting to try the tasty dish. And as time passes, Billal begins to wonder: Will his friends like it as much as he does?