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Ingredients

Rice - 3/4 Cup

Toor dal - 1/2 Cup

Oil - 3 tbsp

Shallots - 8

Tomato - 1

Tamarind - small lemon sized

Jaggery - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Required salt

Chopped coriander leaves

• Bisibelabath powder

Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 2 tsp

Channa dal - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Seeds - 2 tsp

Kashmiri Dry Chillies - 5(for color)

Dry Chillies - 3 (For Spiceness)

Peppercorns - 1 tsp

Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

Green Cardamom - 5

Cloves - 5

Curry leaves - few

Dessicated Coconut - 2 tbsp

• Vegetables Used

Carrot - 1

Avarakkai / Broad beans - 8

Kohlrabi / Noolkol - 1/2

Drumstick - 5

Brinjal - 2

Potato - 1

Green peas - 3/4 cup

• To Temper

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Cashewnuts

Dry chillies - 2

Few Curry Leaves

Hing / Asafoetida - 1 tsp

Bisi bela bath Recipe:It is a very popular breakfast recipe from karnataka. In kannada, bisi means hot, bele means lentil and bath means rice. It is a wholesome and nutrition packed one pot meal made with rice, lentils and mixed vegetables. It tastes amazing when served with Kara bhoondi ,potato chips, papad, or thayir pachadi.

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Directions

• Soak tamarind in warm water. Extract pulp and keep aside.
• Pressure cook rice with 3 cups of water for 3 whistles in a medium heat.Also Pressure cook the  dal for 3 whistles and keep it aside.
• To Make Bisi-bela-bath powder : Dry roast Fenugreek seeds,mustard seeds,Urad dal,Channa dal,Cumin seeds,Fennel Seeds,Coriander seeds,Kashmiri dry red chillies (for red color ),Dry red chillies (for spiceness),Peppercorns,cinnamon sticks,Cloves,Green Cardamom,Few Curry leaves and Dessicated /Fresh  Coconut.Grind it to a fine powder. Bisibelabath masala powder is ready.

• To Make Bisi-bela-bath:Heat some Oil in a large pan.To that,add Shallots,curry leaves and tomato and saute for few minutes.
• To that,Add carrots,Avarakkai / Broad beans, Kohlrabi /Noolkol ,Drumstick , Brinjal and potato .Add Required salt, Turmeric powder and 1/2 Cup of water to it.Cover and Cook the vegetables.

• Once the vegetables are cooked,Add the peas ,Cooked dal,Tamarind  Extract, Bisibelabath powder , cooked Rice . Add required salt,some jaggery to it and saute until everything combines together well.

• Add Chopped coriander leaves and Mix well.Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes in a medium heat.

• To Temper:In a small pan,Add Ghee /Oil and temper it with cashews,dry red chillies ,Curry leaves and hing /Asafoetida. Pour the tempering over the bisibelabath .

• Bisi bele bath is ready to be  served. Drizzle more ghee on top. Serve piping hot with potato chips or kara boondhi or thayir pachadi.

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