Bisi Bele Bath

Name: Bisi Bele Bath
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup toor dal; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 4-5 cups water; 1 Big lemon size tamarind soaked in water; To taste Salt; 3-4 tbsp bisibele bath powder; Few curry leaves; For Seasoning:; 4 tsp oil; For tadka Hing,mustard seeds and very little methi seeds; Vegetables for bisi bele bath; 20-30 Green Beans; 2 carrots; 2 Navilkolu or Nulukol; 2 potatoes; 1/2 cup or more Fresh green peas

Gayatri Balaji @gayatri100

Bisi Bele Bath

Gayatri Balaji @gayatri100

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Ingredients

1 cuprice
1/2 cuptoor dal
1/4 tspturmeric powder
4-5 cupswater
1Big lemon size tamarind soaked in water
To tasteSalt
3-4 tbspbisibele bath powder
Few curry leaves
ForSeasoning:
4 tspoil
For tadkaHing,mustard seeds and very little methi seeds
Vegetables for bisi bele bath
20-30Green Beans
2carrots
2Navilkolu or Nulukol
2potatoes
1/2 cupor more Fresh green peas

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Steps

1

In a container add wash rice and toor dal together.Add 4 to 5 cups water, little turmeric powder and pressure cook for about 4 whistles.
2

Cut the vegetables in cubes or long shape. Firstly cook Navikol as it takes time to cook.After this is atleast half cooked add remaining vegetables and pressure cook for one whistle.Release the pressure and drain the vegetables. Keep it aside.
3

Here I have used pressure cooker for preparing Bisi bele bath.If you have thick bottom pan then you can use it.Pour oil and add mustard seeds,methi seeds,little hing and few curry leaves.You can add little peanuts if you like.This is optional.
4

Now add cooked vegetables to it.Add the tamarind extract from the soaked tamarind to the above vegetables.Allow it to boil.
5

Now add salt and bisibele bath powder to it and mix well.
6

Now add cooked and little smashed rice and toor dal mixture.The flame should be low for all the above process.Mix well.If you feel it is thick then add little water to maintain the consistency.
7

Note dont add more water.It should be of Sambhar rice consistency.
8

Delicious Bisi Bele Bath is ready to serve.You can serve it with cucumber raitha and papad.
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Bisi Bele Bath powder recipe is posted in the next recipe.