Bisi Bele Bhath Recipe
Bisi Bele Bhath is a traditional karnataka recipe which made with rice, lentil and mix vegetables.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Rice
- 1/3 Cup Yellow Pigeon Lentils Toor Dal
- 4 Cups Water
- 1 Carrot Cubed
- 1/4 Cup Green Peas Frozen
- 1 Medium Sized Potato Diced
- Few French Beans Chopped
- 1 Medium Sized Onion Chopped
- Tamarind Lemon Sized, Soaked
- 1/2 Tsp. Jaggery
- Salt to Taste
- 1/2 Tsp. Turmeric Powder
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. Bisi Bele Bath Masala
- 1 Tsp. Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 Tsp. Asafoetida
- Few Curry Leaves
- Few Cashewnuts Broken
- 2 Tbsp. Ghee
- Khara Boondi for Garnishing
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice and dal in water for 20 minutes.
- Drain the water and cook in pressure cooker with 4 cups of water.
- Cook till to 3-4 whistles and keep aside.
- Soak the tamarind in hot water and when it softens, Squeeze the pulp and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a pan.
- Add chopped vegetables, salt and turmeric powder with 1 cup water and cook the vegetable till to tender.
- Now add the tamarind paste, jaggery and chopped onion and cooked till to raw smell goes. Now add cooked rice and dal and mix well.
- Add bisi bele bath masala and mix well.
- Cook till to mashed consistency. Add more water if needed to adjust the consistency like khichdi.
- Heat the ghee in separate pan, add mustrad seeds, asafoetida, and cashew and curry leaves. Pour this tempering over the bisi bele bath and mix well.
- Garnish with boondi.
- Serve hot with papad and pickle.