Bisi Bele Bath Recipe -- How to make Bisi Bele Bath

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Bisi bele bath is a Karnataka recipe. Bisi bele bath is a lentil rice recipe which should be served hot only. We need to prepare a powder for this. If the powder is freshly made the rice tastes awesome. We can keep the powder ready to save time, of course that too tastes good. I like to prepare this with fresh powder only.
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Bisi Bele Bath Recipe -- How to make Bisi Bele Bath
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 30 Mins
Cooking time: 30 Mins
Servings: 6

Bisi Bele Bath -- Hot Lentil Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Rice
• 1/2 Cup Red Lentils/ToorDal
• 3 Tablespoons Bisi Bele Bath Powder
• Salt to Taste
• 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 Cup Tamarind Pulp
• 1 Cup Carrots
• 1 Cup Potatoes
• 1 Cup Onions
• 1/2 Cup Beans
• 1/2 Cup Raw Banana
• 1/2 Cup Bottle Gourd
• 4 Tablespoon Oil
• 2 Tablespoon Ghee
• 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
• 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
• 2 Red Chilli

Procedure:

1. Cut carrots, potatoes, raw banana and bottle gourd into 2" inches cubes.
2. Slice onions lengthwise with 2"inches thickness
3. Cut beans also 2" inches long pieces.
4. Pressure cook rice and red lentils separately for 3 to 4 whistles.
5. Pressure cook vegetables like potato, carrot, bottle gourd, beans and raw banana for 2 to 3 whistles.
6. Heat oil and ghee a thick bottomed vessel or pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and red chilli.
7. When they start spluttering add onions. Fry till they turn translucent.
8. Add tamarind juice, salt and turmeric powder.
9. Once the onions turn soft, add all the other boiled vegetables also.
10. Add bisi bele bath powder and mix well. Allow this to boil for a while.
11. Meanwhile mash dal and rice till they become soft. Keep it aside.
12. Add mashed dal and rice to the above vegetables.
13. Allow this to boil for a while.
14. Serve hot piping bisi bele bath with papad or gold fingers and simple raita.