Ingredients

• 2 cups - vegetables of your choice (diced)
• 2 tbsp - tamarind paste
• 3/4 cup - tur dal
• 2 big pinches - asafoetida
• Salt
• 1.25 cups - dalia (broken wheat/godhuma rava)
• Curry leaves - 2 strands
• 1 tsp - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp - chopped coriander leaves
• 2 tsp - ghee (optional)
• 3 tsp - sambar powder
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• 1 - Tomato
• 1 - Onion, chopped

How to Make Bisi Bele Dalia

• Cook dalia in 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles.
• Cook dal in 1.5 cups of water in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles.
• Steam vegetables and keep aside
• Mix tamarind in 2 cups of water, add sambhar powder and boil for 10-15 minutes till raw smell of tamarind disappears.
• Add cooked dal, steamed vegetables and 1-2 cups of water to adjust consistency.
• Boil for 5 minutes till everything mixes well
• Take off heat, add asafoetida and mix well
• Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and add urad dal, followed by fenugreek seeds, chillies and tamarind.
• Saute till seeds and dal turn golden-brown.
• Let cool and grind with a chopped tomato
• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
• Add curry leaves and onion.
• Saute till onions turn transparent
• Add the ground paste and saute till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
• Add the cooked sambhar and cook for a couple of minutes.
• Add cooked dalia and mix well.
• Add some water if it is too thick
• Take off heat and add ghee. Mix well, top with chopped coriander leaves and serve.
• Recipe courtesy: Nandini Sivakumar
• http://foodiliciousnan.wordpress.com/