Bisi Bele Bhath

   Ingredients - Serves around 4 people     
   

   Ingredients for Bisi Bele Bhath powder

   Coriander seeds 100 grams

   Chana dal 100 grams

   Urad dal 75 grams

   Byadgi chillies 16-20 (10 if red chillies are used)

   Cinnamon 1 inch

   Cardamom 2

   Maratha moggu 3-4

   Hove 2-3 pieces(star anise)

   Hing (asafoetida) 1/4 tsp (powderd)

   Jeera 1 tsp

   Fenugreek seeds (methi) 1/2 tsp

   Khas khas 2tsp (poppy seeds/ ghasghase)

   Grated dry coconut 1 small cup

   Oil 2tsp

   Instant MTR Bisi Bele Bhath can be used.

   Extra powder can be stored in a fridge for any time use

   

   Ingredients for Bisi Bele Bhath

   Rice 100 grams

   Toor dal 100 grams

   Mixed vegetables viz beans, carrot, white pumpkin (ash guard) and peas (2-3cups)

   Onion small 1

   Tomato big size 1

   Capsicum 1 small

   Curry leaves 2 strings

   Oil 2-3 tsp

   Mustard 1/2 tsp

   Broken red chillies 2to3

   Groundnut seeds 2-3 tsp

   Tamarind marble size (soak,squeeze and extract juice)

   Jaggery marble size

   Salt to taste

   Ghee 2-3 tsp

   Bisibele bath powder (as prepared above) 4to5 tsp

   Cashew 8-10 pieces for garnishing

Procedure for Bisi Bele Bhath powder:

• Heat oil in a pan ,add Byadgi or red chillies, fry for 1 minute
• Add coriander seeds, chenna dal,cinnamon , khas khas, Marat mogh, star anise, jeera powder and Cardamom, fry for 1 minute.
• Add Urad dal, fry until little brown/ gets good aroma. Don't fry too much as it would get charred.
• Cool it, add grated dry coconut, make powder and use it as and when required by keeping in refrigerator.

Procedure for Bisi Bele Bhath: 

• Cook rice and dal in separate containers of a cooker until both are soft (normally 5-6whistles), remove containers and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in cooker, add mustard, allow to splutter. Add curry leaves, broken chilliies, and groundnut seeds, fry until brown.
• Add chopped onion and chopped capsicum , fry little, add tomato fry& mix well.
• Add vegetables, little water, little salt for vegetables. Cook in pressure for 2 whistles. Allow to cool. Add cooked dal, bise bele bath powder, tamarind juice, jaggery and salt to taste to the above contents and mix well . Boil it for 3-4 mts under low flame by continuously stirring
• Add cooked rice to the above. Mix well. Add ghee. Boil for 3-4 minutes by slowly stirring.
• For consistency / semi liquid add little water and stir well.
• Garnish with fried cashew , coriander and boondi (good quality- Mayya ,Mtr ,haladiram etc) . Serve with any curds raita (onion,cucumber etc)
• Adjust the ingredients to get it to your taste by balancing its sweet, sour, spice, salt and oil.