HOW TO MAKE BISI BELA BATH
Bisi Bela Bath - a popular complete South Indian meal with Rice, Lentils and Vegetables
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice
- ¾ Cup Tuvar dal / Toor dal / Pigeon Pea Lentils
- 1 cup Gry Green Peas Soaked Overnight
- 1 cup Carrot diced
- 1 cup Calabash / Bottle Gourd Diced
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 3 Cups Water
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 5 tablespoon Bisi bela bath Masala - Detailed Steps to make Bisi Bela Bath Masala Given
- 5 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- 5 Cups water
- To temper:
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 Dry red chillies
- 1 Onion fine chopped
- 1 Tomato Fine chopped
- ½ tsp Asafoetida powder
- 1 spring Curry leaves
Garnish:
- 10 pieces Cashews
- 10 pieces Peanuts
- ½ Cup Cilantro / Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Rinse Rice, Tuvar dal, Green Peas in clean water 4 to 5 times
- Add Rice and tuvar dal in Pressure cooker
- Add Green peas to the cooker
- Pressure cook Rice Tuvar dal, Green Peas, Carrot, Bottle gourd and salt in 3 cups of water for 3 whistles
- Prepare the Spice Mixture:
- Meanwhile mix Turmeric powder, Bisi Bela Bath Masala, Tamarind Pulp, Water in a bowl and let it come to a boil
- when the pressure of the cooker is released and the rice, dal and veggies are done, add in the spice mixture and let it cook in the pressure pan without the lid on for 8 minutes
- Temper:
- Meanwhile heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard and let it splutter
- Add Onions and Tomatoes and Asafoetida and saute till the tomatoes turn mushy and well cooked.
- Pour this tempered mixture to the rice and dal in the pressure pan and mix well
SERVING SUGGESTION:
- Serve hot Bisi Bela Bath in a bowl with crispy Papad / Banana Chips. Drizzle few drops of ghee on top of Bisi Bela Bath
Notes
Vegetables like Brinjals, Turnip, Capsicum, French Beans, Radish, Squash, Pumpkin can be added
