Bisi Bele Bhath
Bisi Bele Bhath
Cuisine: South IndianBisi Bele Bhath: Bisi Bele Bhath is a traditional Karnataka dish with a history rooted in Kannada cuisine. The name translates to “hot lentil rice,” reflecting its spicy and flavorful nature.
Ingredients
Red gram dal (tur) – 1/2 cup
Rice – 1 1/2 cups
Brinjals – 2 small
Onion – 1 no.
Carrot – 1 no.
Drumsticks – 2 nos (optional)
Tamarind – size of a small lime
Dry red chillies – 6 (as per taste)
Green chillies – 4 nos
Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Mustard – 2 tsp
Cashewnuts – 20 gms
Fresh grated coconut – 1 tbsp
Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – Few
Coriander leaves – Few
Poppy seeds(khus khus) – 1 tsp
Aniseeds(saunf) – 1/2 tsp
Cloves – 4 nos
Cardamoms – 4 nos
Cinnamon – Small piece
Ghee / butter / margarine / oil – for frying
Salt – as per taste
Directions
- Peel the onions and cut into big pieces.
- Chop the vegetables into 2.5 cm pieces.
- Wash rice and dhal.
- Place it in one of the containers
- And add 2 1/2 cups of water,
- Add a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables
- And cook it in a pressure cooker .
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan.
- Add 3 red chillies, fenugreek, coriander seeds and grated coconut.
- Fry until fenugreek turns golden brown in color.
- Powder the above and keep it aside.
- Heat some more oil and fry poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and aniseeds.
- Powder them and keep it aside.
- Soak tamarind in a little water and extract juice.
- Heat little oil, add remaining dry red chillies, mustard, curry leaves and green chillies.
- When the mustard crackles, add to the rice and mix well.
- Add tamarind juice and salt to taste and mix thoroughly.
- Heat little ghee and fry cashewnuts until golden brown in color.
- Add to the rice along with powdered ingredients and masala powder.
- Mix well. Remove from fire. If you like ghee, add just before serving.
