Bisi Bele Bath
Bisi Bele Bath is a popular dish
made out of rice, lentil (dal), tamarind, chilli powder, ground spices, coconut and other
vegetables served with ghee on top. It is very similar to 'Sambar sadam' of
Tamil Nadu except that it has his own distinct flavour.
Ingredients:
- Tur dal - 1/2cup
- Rice - 11/2cups
- Madras
onions - a handful
- Small
brinjals - 2
- Carrot - 1
- Drumsticks - 2
- A small
piece of vegetable marrow
- Turmeric
powder - a pinch
- Tamarind - size of a lime
- Red
chillies - 6nos
- Green
chillies - 4nos
- Mustard - 2tsp
- Curry
leaves - few
- Cashewnut - 20gms
- Coriander
leaves - few
- Ghee for
frying
- Salt to
taste
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For Powdering
- Red
chillies - 6nos
- Fenugreek
seeds - 1tsp
- Coriander
seeds - 1tsp
- Grated
coconut
For
Masala
- Poppy
seeds - 1tsp
- Cloves
- 4
- Cinnamon
- a small piece
- Cardamoms
- 4
- Aniseeds
- 1/2tsp
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Method of Preparation :
Peel Madras onions. Peel and cut vegetables into 1 inch pieces. Wash rice and
dal thoroughly. Place it in a container with 21/2 cups of
water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables.
Heat a little oil in a frying
pan and fry the ingredients for powdering until fenugreek
turns golden brown in colour. Powder and keep aside.
Heat some more oil and fry
poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, aniseeds. Powder and keep aside. Soak tamarind in a little water and
extract juice.
Heat oil, add red
and green chillies, mustard and curry leaves. When mustard crackles, add to rice and mix well. Add
tamarind juice, salt to taste and mix thoroughly.
Heat a little ghee and fry Cashewnuts until golden brown in
colour. Add to rice along with powdered ingredients and masala powder. Mix well.
Remove from fire. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and add some ghee just before serving.
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