Bisi Bele Bath Recipe
A flavorful, spicy, and aromatic rice-based dish from Karnataka, India, made with rice, lentils, and a special spice blend.
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How to Make Bisi Bele Bath
- 1
Wash and soak the rice and toor dal separately for 30 minutes.
- 2
Cook the toor dal with turmeric and 3 cups of water until mushy.
- 3
In a heavy-bottomed pot, cook the rice with 2 cups of water until it's three-fourths done.
- 4
Dry roast the ingredients mentioned for bisi bele bath powder and grind them to a fine powder.
- 5
Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds, and let them pop.
- 6
Add hing, curry leaves, and chopped vegetables of your choice; sauté for a few minutes.
- 7
Add the tamarind juice, jaggery, pre-prepared bisi bele bath masala, cooked dal, and rice. Mix thoroughly.
- 8
Add enough water to bring the mixture to a porridge-like consistency and cook for 20 minutes on medium heat.
- 9
Add salt to taste and garnish with coriander leaves and fried cashews before serving.
Bisi Bele Bath Ingredients List
- rice (1 cup)
- toor dal (split pigeon peas) (1 cup)
- turmeric powder (1/2 teaspoon)
- tamarind (lemon sized ball)
- jaggery (1 tablespoon)
- vegetables (carrot, peas, potato) (1 cup each)
- coriander leaves (for garnish)
- cashews (10-12)
- mustard seeds (1 teaspoon)
- hing (asafoetida) (1/4 teaspoon)
- curry leaves (10-12 leaves)
- ghee (2 tablespoons)
- salt (to taste)
- bisi bele bath powder (3-4 tablespoons)
