Bisi Bela Bath

Karnataka is known for its great hospitality, filter coffee and Bisi bele bath. BBB aka Bisibelebaath (Bisi=Hot, Bele=dal/lentil, baath=rice), is a traditional food in Karnataka.  You can use homemade or MTR BBB powder. Here I used homemade Bisi Bela bath powder.

 Ingredients

Rice                                         3/4 cup

Toovar dal                                1/2 cup

Chenna dal                               ¼ cups

Turmeric Powder                        ¼ tsp

Tamarind                                  a small lemon size

Bisi Bela Anna powder -         3 tbsp OR MTR BBB powder

Jaggery                                    1 tsp

Ghee                                        2 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Vegetables:

 Chopped French beans             ¼ c up

 Chopped Carrot-                      ¼ cup

Chopped Potato                        ½ cup (cubes)

Chopped Capsicum                    ¼ cup

Curry leaves                             2 stems

Green chillies                            2 no

Seasoning:

Oil/ghee                                  1 tsp

Mustard seeds                         1/4 Tsp.

Hing                                        ¼ Tsp

Cashew nuts                              few

Curry leaves                             1 stem

Method

•  Peel and cut vegetables into 1"  pieces.
• Soak tamarind in water and extract juice.
• Wash rice and dal together and put it in the pressure cooker. Add 6 cups of water and 1 tsp of ghee. Pressure cook them till 4 whistles.  Take out from the cooker and transfer into heavy bottom pan. Gently mash them.
• While the rice and dal are cooking, in another kadai, heat a tablespoon ghee or oil. Add the seasoning ingredients and roast the tadka them.
• Now add the cut vegetables and saute. When they start to get tender, add the tamarind pulp, Jaggery, turmeric, BBB powder and salt.  Boil for few minutes. Now add the cooked and mashed rice- dal mixture. Stir in the masala along with two cups of water. Combine well. Adjust the spices to your liking. Cover the pot and simmer for about ten to fifteen minutes on medium-low heat.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and add some ghee just before serving.
• Serve hot with a teaspoon of ghee drizzled.

Bisi Bela Bath with Pappad and Zucchini 

Pachadi