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Bisi bele bath recipe
Popular Karnataka style bisi bele huli anna – One pot meal
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
40
minutes
mins
Total Time
55
minutes
mins
Course:
Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
easy lunch recipes, South Indian lunch recipes
Servings:
3
people
Author:
Jeyashri suresh
Ingredients
½
cup
raw rice
½
cup
toor dal
3
cups
water
2
cups
tamarind extract from a lemon sized tamarind
2-3
tbsp
bisi bele bath powder
½
cup
small onions sliced
½
tsp
turmeric powder
Salt as needed
3
tbsp
sesame oil
Few curry leaves
2
tbsp
ghee
A handful of peanuts
Few cashew nuts
½
tsp
mustard seeds
Instructions
Add the rice and toor dal in a vessel.
Wash it well and add 3 cups of water.
Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles.
Once the pressure is released, take out and mash the rice well and keep it aside.
Soak a lemon sized tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes.
Using 2 cups water take the tamarind extract.
In a heavy bottmed vessel | pan, add the sesame oil and when it is hot add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Once the mustard splutters add the peanuts and saute till it gets nicely roasted.
Now add the tamarind water.
Add salt, turmeric powder and bisi bele bath powder to this.
I added 2.5 tblsp of the powder and felt I could have added more. So add 3 tbsp of bisi bele bath powder.
Mix well.
Let this boil for 5-7 minutes.
Now add the cooked and mashed rice.
Mix well, if needed add ½ cup of boiling water to adjust the consistency.
Roast cashew nuts in 2 tbsp of ghee and add this on the top.
Serve hot with potato fry, veg raita or simple fried papad.
Delicious Bisi bele bath is ready.
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Notes
1. Traditionally veggies are not added in Karnataka style bisi bele bath. But if you want, you can add carrot, beans, frozen peas or potato.
2. You can add veggies after the onions are suated well.
3. Bisi bele bath pairs well with Urulai roast.