Bisi Bele Bath

Bisi Bele Bath Ingredients

• - 11/2cups: Rice
• - 1/2cup: Tur dal
• - 2 no: Small brinjals
• - 1 : Fresh Carrot
• - 2 : Fresh Drumsticks
• - A small piece of vegetable marrow
• - A handful: Madras onions
• - A pinch: Turmeric powder
• - 6 : Red chillies
• - 4 : Green chillies
• - 2 tsp: Mustard
• - 20 gm: Cashew nut
• - Curry leaves few
• - Coriander leaves few
• - Tamarind size of a lime
• - Ghee for frying
• - Salt to taste

For Powdering

• 1tsp: Fenugreek seeds
• 1tsp: Coriander seeds
• 6 : Red chillies
• Grated coconut

For Masala

• 4-5: Cardamoms
• 4-5: Cloves
• ½ tsp: Aniseeds
• 1tsp: Poppy seeds
• A small piece: Cinnamon

Bisi Bele Bath Method

• - Peel Madras onions.
• - Peel and cut vegetables into 1 inch pieces.
• - Wash rice and dal thoroughly. Place it in a container with 21/2 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables.
• - Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the ingredients for powdering until fenugreek turns golden brown in colour. Powder and keep aside.
• - Heat some more oil and fry poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, aniseeds. Powder and keep aside.
• - Soak tamarind in a little water and extract juice.
• - Heat oil, add red and green chillies, mustard and curry leaves. When mustard crackles, add to rice and mix well. Add tamarind juice, salt to taste and mix thoroughly.
• - Heat a little ghee and fry cashew nuts until golden brown in colour.
• - Add to rice along with powdered ingredients and masala powder. Mix well. Remove from fire.
• - Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and add some ghee just before serving.