Bisi Bele Bath/Rice Variety/Lunch Box Ideas
Bisi Bele Bath is an authentic recipe of Karnataka.It is widely served in all hotels and the method of preparation varies from place to place and each household.Bisi means hot and bele means pulses and bath is the dish.So I total it is a mixture of dal and rice with many vegatables in a tamarind bas
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2serving | 15minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 20minutes |
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Ingredients
- 2tsps urad dal|
- 2tsps Channa dal|
- 2tsps Coriander Seeds|
- 3 ChillyRed |
- 1 cinnamonsmall | stick
- 4 Cloves|
- 1tsp Cumin / Jeera|
- 1/2tsp methi|
- 1/2tsp couscous|
- 2/ aniseKopak budsStar | /
- 1/2tsp turmericPowder |
- 1tsp asafoetida|
- 1/2cup rice|
- 1/2cup Tur Dal|
- Tamarind gooseberry| a shaped ball
- 1/2tsp mustard|
- 1 onion|
- curry leaves-1 sprig
- a few coriander leaves|
- to taste salt|
Instructions
- Dry roast all the ingredients given in the to roast and grind table one by one,take oil in a pan and dry roast urad dal and channa dal.
- Roast till it changes colour.
- Add now star anise,jeera,cinnamon stick,cloves and methi.
- Dry roast now coriander seeds,cous-cous and red chillies.
- Allow it to cool on a plate and add turmeric powder and cut copra pieces.
- Place it in a blender.
- Grind it to a powder.
- Chop all the veggies,soak tamarind in water and in a pan temper with oil and mustard seeds.Once they splutter add onions and after they have turned pink add capsicum
- Soak tamarind in water.
- In a pan add oil and allow mustard to splutter.Add chopped onion and capsicum.
- Add rest of the vegetables,tamarind extract sambhar powder and salt.Also add roast and ground powder.Cook for a while.
- Cook rice till fluffy.
- Cook tur dal and mash it well.
- Add rice and dal to the tamarind and vegetable gravy.
- Mix well till it is properly cooked.
- Garnish with coriander leaves
- Bisi Bele Bath is ready.
Recipe Notes
Notes.
You can add roasted cashewnuts and peanuts as a topping for extra flavour.
Adding veggies like pumpkin,peas and brinjal is also another choice.
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People top this rice variety with boondi here in Karnataka.Do this if you have boondis.