Bisi Bele Bath

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• ½ cup toor dal (pigeon peas)
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 2 tbsp Bisi Bele Bath powder (homemade or store-bought)
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 carrot, diced
• ½ cup beans, chopped
• ¼ cup green peas
• 2 tbsp grated coconut (optional)
• 2 tbsp ghee + 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 tsp chana dal
• 2 dry red chilies
• 10–12 curry leaves
• 1 pinch hing (asafoetida)
• Salt to taste
• Cashews for garnish (optional)

👩‍🍳Recipe

Step 1: Cook the Dal & Rice

-Wash and pressure cook the toor dal with turmeric until soft.

- Separately, cook the rice and keep aside.

Step 2: Prepare the Vegetables

-In a pan, boil the chopped carrots, beans, peas, and tomato until soft.

- Add tamarind paste and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 3: Mix Dal, Rice & Veggies

-Mix the cooked dal and rice with the vegetables. Add 1–2 cups of water to adjust consistency.

Step 4: Add Bisi Bele Bath Powder

-Add the Bisi Bele Bath powder and salt. Mix well and let everything simmer for 10 minutes.

- occasionally to prevent burning.

Step 5: Tempering

-In a separate tadka pan, heat ghee + oil.

- Add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, dry red chilies, curry leaves, hing, and cashews.

- until golden and aromatic. Pour over the Bisi Bele Bath.

Step 6: Final Touch

-Mix well. Add a little ghee on top before serving for extra flavor.

- Optionally, top with fresh grated coconut.