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Bisi Bele Bhaat Recipe
This traditional spicy rice dish from karnataka is quite addictive – served piping hot topped with lots of ghee and accompanied by fried papads and a cool raita, it is almost impossible to say no to! improvise by adding field beans, peas, kidney beans or other legumes along with the vegetables, for an extra-strong protein boost! victims of this lightning-fast age need not miss out on this delicacy; you can make it using readymade bisi bele bhaat masala instead of grinding the spices.
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
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Ingredients
For The Masala (makes Approx. 1/4 Cup)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or any other refined oil
- 1 tbsp chana dal split Bengal gram
- 1 tbsp urad dal split black lentils
- 12 mm piece cinnamon 1/2”, dalchini, optional
- 1/4 cup grated dry coconut
- 5 whole dry kashmiri red chillies broken into pieces
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds dhania
Other Ingredients
- 1/2 cup toovar dal soaked for an hour and drained., arhar
- 2 tsp coconut oil or any other refined oil
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder haldi
- salt to taste
- 1 cup Raw rice chawal
- 1/4 cup finely chopped french beans
- 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup finely chopped potatoes
- 1/2 cup finely chopped capsicum
- 1/4 cup Shallots madras onions
- 1 drumsticks cut into small pieces, saijan ki phalli / saragavo
- 5 leaves to 7 curry kadi patta
- 2 tbsp tamarind pulp imli
- 1 tbsp ghee for serving
Ingredients
For The Masala (makes Approx. 1/4 Cup)
Other Ingredients
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Instructions
For the masala
- Heat the oil in a pan, add all the ingredients and sauté on a slow flame for 4 to 5 minutes or till they turn golden brown in colour, while stirring continuously.
- When cool, blend in a mixer to a fine powder. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- Clean, wash and soak the rice for about 2 hours. Drain and keep aside.
- Combine the toovar dal, oil, turmeric powder, salt and 6 cups of water in a deep pan, mix well, cover and cook on a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Add the rice, French beans, carrots, potatoes, capsicum, shallots and drumsticks, mix well and cover and cook on a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes or till the rice and dal are cooked. (they should be soft and slightly over cooked)
- Add the prepared masala, curry leaves and tamarind pulp, mix gently and cover and cook on a slow flame for another 5 minutes. Add the ghee and serve hot.