Bisi Bele Bath

 

 

 

 

 



Ingredients:

Rice 2 ½ cups
Toor dal 1 cup
Bisi bele bath powder 3-4 tsp
Water 11 cups
Kabuli chana(Chick pea) soaked ¼ cup
Green peas frozen/fresh ¼ cup
Mixed vegetables 1 cup (Chopped green beans, carrot and
potato)
Capsicum 1 (chopped)
Onion 1 (chopped)
Green chilies 4 or dry red chilies 2
Tamarind 2 lemon size
Peanut 2-3 tsp (optional)
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Cumin seeds ¼ tsp
Mustard seeds ¼ tsp
Curry leaves 1 strand
Asafoetida pinch
Jaggery 1 tsp
Salt
Oil

Method:

1. Soak tamarind in little water. Extract the juice. Keep
aside.

2. Wash and soak toor dal for 2 hrs and pressure cook.

3. Wash and soak kabuli chana for 5 hrs and pressure cook with little salt.

4. Wash and chop the vegetables and pressure cook with
little salt.

5. Wash and pressure cook rice with 5 cups water.

6. Heat oil in a wide pan, add mustard seed, cumin seeds, asafoetida and green chilies/red chilies fry them.

7. Add peanut fry them. Add curry leaves, onion and little
salt. Fry them and cook for a minute.

8. Add chopped capsicum and salt. Cook till they become
soft.

9. Add frozen peas (if you use dried peas, soak them and
pressure cook) and fry them.

10. Add cooked dal (step 2) and tamarind extract (step 1).
Mix well.

11. Add cooked veggies (step 4), cooked kabuli chana (step 3) and cooked rice (step 5) mix well.

12. Add bisi bele bath powder, turmeric powder, jaggery
and remaining water (about 6 cups) and salt. Mix well and cook for
5-8 minutes in low heat.

13. Bisi bele bath is ready to serve. Serve hot with
potato chips.