Heathy one-pot dish- Hot ‘and’ spicy Bisi Belle Bath

Name: Heathy one-pot dish- Hot ‘and’ spicy Bisi Belle Bath
Total time: 6000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Tur dal; 1 bowl boiled white rice; 5 inches tamarind pulp; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 cup onion chopped; 1 tomato chopped; 3 sprigs curry leaves; 4-6 brinjals slit vertically in half; 1 cup carrots chopped; 1&1/2 cups chow chow chopped; 1 cup beans chopped; 3 tsp salt; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 3 tbsp chilli powder; 1 tsp garam masala/bisi bele bath masala; as needed Water as mentioned in method; as needed Oil; 3 tbsp ghee; For the spice powder:-; 1 tsp tur dal; 1 tsp dhaniya; 3-5 dried red chillies; as needed Oil for tempering; as needed Peanut powder & chopped coriander for garnish

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

#winter
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Eating vegetables is hard on kids and sometimes on us adults too. Here’s a delicious recipe that uses many healthy ingredients like lentils & vegetables to create a lip-smacking easy to cook dish that can be enjoyed as lunch or dinner during winter with the whole family.

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

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Ingredients

40 mins-1 hour

4 servings

1 cupTur dal
1 bowlboiled white rice
5 inchestamarind pulp
1 tspmustard seeds
1 cuponion chopped
1tomato chopped
3 sprigscurry leaves
4-6brinjals slit vertically in half
1 cupcarrots chopped
1&1/2 cups chow chow chopped
1 cupbeans chopped
3 tspsalt
1 tspturmeric powder
3 tbspchilli powder
1 tspgaram masala/bisi bele bath masala
as neededWater as mentioned in method
as neededOil
3 tbspghee
For the spice powder:-
1 tsptur dal
1 tspdhaniya
3-5dried red chillies
as neededOil for tempering
as neededPeanut powder & chopped coriander for garnish

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Steps

40 mins-1 hour

1

Cook the Tur dal in 2 &1/2 glasses water In a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.
2

Boil 1 cup of white rice until it's mashed well. Dal & rice ratio must be equal for best taste
3

Soak the tamarind pulp in some water for 15 mins. We will use only the juice & not the whole pulp in our recipe.
4

In a pan add the mustard seeds. Once they begin to papaya, add the chopped onions, tomato, curry leaves & coriander. Stir fry for 2 mins.
5

Soak the brinjals in water for 5 mins & set aside. Prepare the other veggies. You can use all except lady’s finger & beetroot in this dish.
6

Put all the veggies into the pan and stir fry for a few mins.
7

Add the salt, chilli powder & turmeric powder at this stage. Mix well. Pour water just enough to cover the veggies. Cover & cook until the vegetables soften a bit but don’t get mashed completely.
8

Add the mashed dal with the boiled rice. Mix completely. Pour the tamarind juice into the veggies. Add the cooked veggies to the rice & mix again. This step is done off the heat.
9

Next we make the flavouring podi. This gives extra kick to the dish. Fry the ingredients mentioned under ‘podi’ in a tsp oil. Once it cools powder it in a mixer. Add that along with 1 tsp garam masala or ready made bisi bele bath powder to the rice. Mix well.
10

Finally add the ghee to the bisi bele bath. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander & peanut powder. Serve hot with pappad, mango pickle & tomato raita.
11

Additional tip: I have used Palli podi for garnishing. It’s a powder famous in Andhra that is made by powdering peanuts, red chillies & garlic together. This is optional as the podi we make in step 9 itself gives great flavour.