Bisi bele bath is an aromatic, spicy and slightly piquant meal that is prepared from lentils, rice, mixed vegetables and powdered spices of distinctive aroma which taste good and great.
Which state is famous for Bisi bele bath? Where did Bisi bele bath come from?
Hot lentil rice dish which is the meaning in English for Bisi bele bhath or bisi bele, is a healthy food from the Indian cuisines. It is said to have originated in the Mysore Palace and from there, became famous spreading across the state of Karnataka state in India.
How to prepared Bisi Bele Bath (Recipes)
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Rice (short grained or basmati)
- 1/3 cup Toor Dal
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- 1 medium Onion (or 3-4 shallots), finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped Potato
- 1/2 cup chopped Carrot
- 1/3 cup Green Peas
- 1/4 cup sliced Capsicum, optional
- 4-5 French Beans, chopped
- 1 tablespoon seedless Tamarind
- 1 tablespoon Jaggery
- 2 tablespoons Bisi Bele Bath Powder
- A pinch of Turmeric Powder, optional
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon Ghee/Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1-2 Dry Red Chilli
- 1-2 sprig Curry Leaves
- 6-8 Cashew Nuts
- A pinch of Asafoetida (hing)
Instruction
- Chop all vegetables in the ingredients.
- Soak 1 tablespoon tamarind in 1/3 cup hot water for 10-15 minutes.
- Wash rice and toor dal and soak them separately in water for 30 minutes.
- Pour one and half glass of water in the cooker and place a stand on the cooker bottom.
- Pour the soaked rice in a cooker container and add 1¾ cups water and salt and stir to dissolve.
- Pour your soaked toor dal to another cooker container and add 1 cup water and salt. Place rice container over the stand and toor dal container over rice container in the stand.
- Close the lid and cook them for 3-whistles over medium flame. If you don’t have cooker containers, cook them separately in cooker. If you have not soaked rice and dal, cook them for 4-whistles over medium flame.
- Turn off the flame and let pressure inside cooker reduce naturally.
- Open the lid and take out the dal container and take out the rice container from the cooker.
- Mash soaked tamarind and extract its juice by sieving it with a strainer and take out the fibrous pulp.
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large kadai/pan/pressure cooker over medium flame.
- Add finely chopped onion and sauté until it turns light pink.
- Add chopped mixed vegetables (Potato, Carrot, French beans, green peas, capsicum) and salt.
- Sauté vegetables for 4-5 minutes.
- Add a cup of water and cook until vegetables turn soft between 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add bisi bele bath powder, a pinch of turmeric powder, tamarind juice and jaggery.
- Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the raw smell of tamarind goes away.
- Add cooked rice and dal.
- Mix well. If mixture looks dry, add a half cup of water and mix well. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until you get the desired consistency. Taste for the seasonings and add more if required.
- Meanwhile, prepare the tempering. – Heat 1 tablespoon ghee/oil in a small pan over medium flame. Add mustard seeds; when they begin to crackle, add dry red chilli, curry leaves, cashew nuts and a pinch of asafoetida. Cook until cashew nuts turn light golden.
- Remove pan from the flame and immediately pour its content over cooked mixture and mix well. Turn off the flame. Bisi bele bath is ready for serving.
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