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Bisi Bele Bath
‘Bisi’ means hot and ‘bele’ means pulses which are the main ingredients of a typical South Indian sambhar.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
South Indian
Keyword:
rice, sambar
Ingredients
2 1/2
cups
Rice
1
cup
Toor Dal
boiled with a pinch of turmeric and asafoetida and mashed well
1
cup
Sambar onions
4
nos
Tomato
chopped
2
nos
Carrots
chopped
1
no
Chow Chow
chopped
4
nos
Brinjals
chopped
handful
Beans
chopped
2
nos
Drumstick
boiled and the pulp extracted
6 to 7
nos
Green Chilies
slit lengthwise
Salt
to taste
Oil
as required
To Temper
1/2
tsp
Mustard seeds
3
nos
Red Chillies
1/2
tsp
Cumin Seeds
3
sprigs
Curry Leaves
For Masala
2
tsp
Channa Dal
10
nos
Red Chillies
3
tbsp
Dry Coconut
2
tsp
Dhania (Coriander Seeds)
Instructions
Fry the above masala ingredients in little oil and grind to a coarse powder
Take a heavy bottom vessel or a pressure cooker and heat oil. add the items to temper.
Now add the sambar onions, green chillies and tomato. Fry till tomato is soft.
Add the chopped vegetables and fry for a while till the raw smell goes followed by the drumstick pulp.
Finally add in the soaked rice, boiled and mashed toor dal and the masala powder and mix well. Check for salt.
Add in enough water (1 : 4 ratio is also ok as we need it real mushy) and close the cooker lid and wait for 3 whistles.
Garnish with cashews fried in ghee and chopped coriander.
Serve hot with appalam, chips or tomato thokku