Bisi Bele Bath

Bisi Bele Bath (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisi_Bele_Bath)  is a rice, lentil, and vegetable main dish from Karnataka. This dish requires lots of ingredients and warning - this dish requires lots of patience and time in the kitchen as well but the taste is really worth the effort.

What you need for Bisi bele bath:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Toor daal -1/2 cup
• Carrot - 2
• Ladies finger - 4 
• Drumstick -1
• Brinjal - 1
• Beans -8
• Potato - 1 
• Shallots - 4
• Tomato -1 
• Onion - 1
• Coconut - 1/4 cup grated
• Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tbsp
• Cashew nuts -6no
• Cardamom - 2 
• Cinnamon - 1piece
• Cloves -2
• Chana Daal -1 tbsp
• Coriander seeds -2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds or  fennel - 1/2 tbsp
• Dry red chillis -2
• Curry leaves -few 
• Giner Garlic Paste (Optional)
• Hing (Asafoetida)
• Mustard seeds -1 tbsp
• Urad daal -1 tbsp
• Tamarind  -1 small ball 
• Turmeric -1/2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

The preparation method:

• Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seed,crackle cumin seeds.fry red chilli, and cashew nuts.
• Add onion ,green chilli ,curry leaves and hing.Saute for onions turn slightly brown.Then add  vegetables (cut like 1in ch piece) like drumstick,ladies finger,brinjal,drumstick,shallots,beans,carrot, and potato.Saute for some time
• Add turmeric powder and salt.Mix well.then add soaked toor daal and rice with enough water and cover it and cook till the vegetables are well done.When the vegetables 3/4th cooked you can add tomato and ginger garlic paste.it is optional.
• Now heat another pan and dry roast red chilli, fenugreek seeds,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,cloves,cinnamon,cardamom.When mustard seed start spluttering add coriander seeds.saute for a few mins.Then add chana daal ,urad daal and grated coconut.Roast it well till the coconut turn brown.Grind all this in a blender to a coarse mixture.
• When the vegetables are almost cooked then you can add the grinded mixture in to it.Add tamarind juice.Mix well.Cook for few more minutes.switch off the flame.
• Garnish the dish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.