Bisi Bele Bath Recipe
Ingredients:
• 2 Cups Rice
• 1¼ Cup Tur Dal
• 1 Cup Grated Coconut
• 4 Tsp Oil
• ½ Cup Dried Coconut (Copra)
• 10 Beans
• 2 Carrots
• 2 Potatoes
• ¼ Kg Small Onions
• A Pinch Of Turmeric Powder
• 2 Tsp Tamarind Pulp
• 10 Red Chillies
• 2 Tsp Mustard Seeds
• ¼ Tsp Cumin Seeds
• ½ Tsp Coriander Seeds
• 1 Tsp Channa Dal
• 1 Tsp Urad Dal
• ¼ Tsp Pepper
• ¼ Tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• 1 Clove
• ¼ Tsp Aniseeds
• ½ Tsp Poppy Seeds
• 2 Cardamoms
• Little Cinnamon
• 20 Gm Cashew Nut
• Curry Leaves Few
• Coriander Leaves Few
• Ghee for Frying
• Salt to Taste
Method:
• Cut vegetables in uniform sizes and slice onions.
• Wash rice and dal thoroughly.
• Add a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables (except onion) and cook in adequate water.
• Heat little oil and fry channa dal, urad dal, pepper, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, and poppy seeds, aniseeds, cinnamon, cardamoms, red chillies.
• Grind these into mixture along with grated coconut.
• Heat oil, add mustard seeds. When mustard crackles, add curry leaves. Add tamarind juice, the grinded masala and salt to taste.
• Add to the boiled rice, mix well and cook for 5 mins.
• Add grated copra.
• Heat little ghee and fry cashew nuts until they become golden brown in colour. Add this to the rice.
• Garnish with chopped curry and coriander leaves.