Ingredients

• 1 cup - rice
• 1 cup - toor dal
• A handful - green peas
• A handful - peanuts
• 100 g - carrots
• 100 g -beans
• 100 g - cauliflower
• 100 g - potatoes
• 2 - large onions
• 1/2 cup - oil
• salt - to taste
• cilantro
• curry leaves
• To make paste:
• 20 - red chillies
• A handful - coriander seeds
• A handful - Bengal gram dal
• A handful - urad dal
• 2 tsp - poppy seeds
• 5 - medium sized cinnamon sticks
• 4 - cloves
• 1 cup - coconut, grated
• A small ball of tamarind
• 2 - medium sized tomatoes

How to Make Yummy Bisi Bele Bath

• To make the paste: Dry roast all the ingredients (except tamarind ) till they are hot and fragrant.
• Allow it to cool and grind all the spices in a mixer along with water and keep it aside.
• Cook dal, vegetables, onions and tomatoes in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.
• In a separate pan, heat oil and add some mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves. Once it splutters, add to the dal mixture.
• Add salt and tamarind juice to it and allow it to cook well for about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Wash the rice and add it directly to the boiling liquid.
• Cook till the rice is ready. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chips and raita.