Bisi Bele Bhath (Karnataka meal)
Ingredients:
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Tur dal
- 1/2 cup
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Rice
- 11/2 cups
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Madras
onions - a handful
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Small
brinjals - 2
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Carrot
- 1
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Drumsticks
- 2
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A small
piece of vegetable marrow
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Tamarind
- size of a lime
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Red chillies
- 12
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Green
chillies - 4
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Fenugreek
seeds - 1 tsp
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Coriander
seeds - 1 tsp
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Mustard
- 2 tsp
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Cashewnut
- 20gms
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Grated
coconut
-
Asafoetida
- a pinch
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Curry
leaves - few
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Coriander
leaves - few
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Poppy
seeds - 1 tsp
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Aniseeds
- 1/2 tsp
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Cloves
- 4
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Cardamoms
- 4
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Cinnamon
- a small piece
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Ghee for
frying
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Salt to
taste
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Method:
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. Add the 6 red chillies, fenugreek, coriander seeds
and grated coconut. Fry until fenugreek turns golden brown in colour. Powder
and keep aside, heat a little oil and fry poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom,
aniseeds.
Powder and keep aside. Soak tamarind in a little water and
extract juice. Heat a little oil, add remaining chillies, mustard, curry leaves
and green chillies. When mustard crackles, add to rice and mix well. Add tamarind
juice and 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. Add ghee just before serving.
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