Bisibele Bhath

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1.5 Cup
• Toor Dal (Kandipappu, Red gram) - 3/4 Cup.
• Tamarind Paste - 2 tsp.
• Oil - 1/2 Cup
• Turmeric - pinch
• Salt to taste

Vegetables:

• Potato (Diced) - 1 Nos.
• Cauloflower - 6-8 florets
• Green peas - 1/2 cup
• Carrot (Diced) - 1 No.
• Chopped Beans - 8-10 Nos.
• Chopped Tomato - 1 No.
• Chopped Onion - 1 No.
• Chopped Green Chillies - 2-3 Nos.

For Powder:

• Fenugreek Seeds (menthulu) - 1/4 tsp.
• Black Pepper (Miriyalu) - 1/4 tsp.
• Urad Dal (Minapappu, split black dal) - 2tsp.
• Chana Dal (senagapappu, split bengal gram) - 2tsp.
• Coriander Seeds (Dhaniyalu) - 2tsp.
• Mustard Seeds (Aavalu) - 1tsp.
• Jeera (Cumin)- 1/2tsp.
• Dried Red Chillies - 2-3 Nos.
• Cardomom (Elaichi) - 2Nos.
• Cloves - 8-10Nos. (Less for less spice)
• Cinammon Stick - 1in.
• Marathi Mogga - 1 No.

Seasoning:

• Ghee
• Mustard seeds (Aavalu)
• Asefotida (Inguva)
• Chopped Corinader Leaves

Preparation:

Cook the rice and toor dal separately. Cook the vegetables ( Potato, GreenPeas, Cauliflower, Beans, Carrot, Tomato) separately in microwave or Pressure cooker. Set Rice, dal and Vegetables aside.

Heat a little bit of oil in a pan and add all the ingredients for the powder. Fry them for 5 min. Let it cool completely. Powder the above mixture. Add a little bit of water and let it sink in for some time. Add some more water and grind it to a paste. keep it aside.

Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and green chillies and fry till transparent. Add chopped tomatoes and fry till cooked. Add the rice, dal, cooked vegetables, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well and add tamarind paste and the above paste. Let it cook for 10-15 mins on a low flame.

For seasoning, heat ghee and add mustard seeds and Inguva and add it to bisibele bath. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve hot with Potato chips or Saggubiyyam (Rice) vadiyalu. Serves 4 people.