Ingredients

• Rice - 1 cup
• Dal - 1/2 cup
• Vegetables - 1 cup
• Tamarind - size of a small lime
• For Masala Paste:
• Grated copra (dry coconut) - 4 tbsp
• Red chillies - 5
• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon - 2 pieces
• Maratha moggu - 2
• Black gram dal - 1 tsp, heaped
• Bengal gram dal - 1 tsp, heaped
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• For Seasoning:
• Ghee - 3-4 tbsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Cashew nuts - a few
• Curry leaves - a few

How to Make Bisi Bele Hulianna

• Wash dal and place in a thick bottomed pan with 4 cups of water.
• Add 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp ghee. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce the fire and let the dal simmer gently.
• Meanwhile wash and cut the vegetables.
• Roast the masala ingredients with a little ghee and grind to a coarse paste with some water.
• Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup water and extract the juice (or use 1 tbsp ready-made tamarind paste).
• Wash the rice and drain. Add it to the dal when it is cooked. Add more water if necessary.
• When rice is cooked, add the vegetables.
• When the vegetables are cooked, add salt and tamarind juice. Simmer without covering for 5 minutes.
• Add the masala paste. Simmer for 3 more minutes and remove from fire.
• Heat ghee in a small frying pan and season with mustard, cashew nuts and curry leaves.
• Add to the rice and cover immediately.