Bisi Bela Bath is asignature dish from Karnataka. Few yearsback I already posted Bisi Bela Bath recipe in this blog. Today I am going topost the Brown Rice Bisi Bela Bath here. This is a wholesome one pot meal. Ithas protein from the lentils, carbohydrates from the brown rice, vitamins andminerals from the vegetables. It will grace the taste buds to the lastspoonful.
Ingredients
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Cooked BrownRice 2 cups.
Tovar Dal/ SpitPigeon Pea 1/4 cup
Chenna dal ¼ cup
Water 1 cup -1 12/ cup
Coconut milk ¼ cup(optional)
Bisi Bela Bath Powder 2-3 Tbsps.
MixedVegetables 2cups
Big Potato 1 no.(chopped)
Tomatoes 2 no.
Turmeric Powder ¼ Tsp.
Tamarind Lemon size (Soaked in water)
Turmeric Powder ¼ Tsp.
Tamarind Lemon size (Soaked in water)
Sugar or Jaggerypowder 1 Tsp.
Salt as per Taste
Coriander leaves For decoration
Seasoning
Coconut oil / Ghee 1 Tbsp.
Mustard & jeera 1 Tbsp.
Red chilies 5 no.
Hing 1Tsp
Broken Cashewnuts 1 Tbsp. (Optional)
Curry leaves few
Method:
- Chop all the vegetables. Heat apan with one-tablespoon oil. Tothat add tomatoes, all chopped vegetables saut them for 5 mins. Switch offheat & allow it to cool. (Sauting the veggies enhances the taste).
- Soak the Tamarind in hot water and extract the juice and keep aside.
- Now pressure-cook Toordal & Chenna dal for 2 whistles. Open the pressure cooker; add sauted vegetables,turmeric powder, Bisi Bela bath powder, tamarind water, , sugar and salt. Mixthem well & taste it for the flavors.
- Now slowly mix thecooked rice to the gravy. If necessary add another 1cups water & bring itboil. Keep stirring in between; else the mixture will stick to the bottom. Allowit cook on low heat for 10mins. Boilwell so that rice absorbs spices well. Switch off heat.
Forthe Tempering:
- Heat ghee/oil in a small kadai. When the oilis hot, add mustard seeds jeera & Hing powder. After they crackle, add small cashewpieces Saut on low flame till they are slight brown. Switch off and add curryleaves.
- Pour the temperingover the piping hot Bisi Bele Bath. Decorate with coriander leaves , cover immediately to preserve the aroma.
- Bisi bele bath is ready to serve.Serve it hot drizzled with ghee, chips and Veg Raita on the sides.
- In this recipe Iused frozen vegetables , green beans, and Potatoes. You can add any vegetables tothis recipe and make Bisi Bela Anna.
- In Ekadasi days,you can replace rice with Poha/ Broken Wheat/ Oats/ Millets.
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