Friday, 14 September 2012

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.   


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