This is a famous rice dish of South India. I thought it must be a difficult recipe to try. Now I learnt this recipe from one of our neighbor aunty from Mangalore. This taste of this rice dish is simply authentic and out of this world! You can add any vegetables of your choice to Bisibelabath. Since it is cooked with lentils, vegetables and rice, this can be called a one pot meal. Nice, simple yet very very yummy recipe here for you…
Ingredients
Rice - 1 cup
Toor dal - ½ cup
Carrot - 1
Beans - 10
Drumstick - 1
Potato - 1
Peas - ¼ cup
Mango chopped - 2 tbsp
Onion - 2
Tomato - 1
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
Fresh coriander leaves
Salt to taste
To Grind:
Heat a dry pan & roast the following ingredients. Allow to cool and grind to powder.
Red chilly - 4
Coriander - 1 tbsp
Pepper - 8
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Bengal gram dal - 1 tsp
Coconut flowers - 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
To Season:
Oil - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 4 or 5
Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tsp
Mustard - ¼ tsp
Cumin - ½ tsp
Red chilly - 1 or 2
Instructions
1.
Wash rice and toor dal and soak in water for 10 mins.
2.
Add water & pressure cook, till it is overcooked.
3.
Heat oil in pan.
4.
Season with curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, mustard, cumin, red chilly.
5.
Add chopped onion and fry to transculent.
6.
Add chopped veg and toss well.
7.
Add tamarind paste , salt and allow to cook for 3 to 4 mins.
8.
Now add smashed rice & dal, combine well.
9.
Mix spice masala pwd in little water.
10.
Add to rice and mix.
11.
Keep the flame in low & allow to cook.
12.
Turn off the flame, add a tbsp of ghee.
13.
Stir well.
14.
Serve hot with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves & golden fried cashew garnishing.
15.
Tasty Bisibela bath rice ready!
16.
Its best served with Raitha and roasted pappad.