Ingredients

• 1 cup - toor dal
• 1 cup - jasmine rice
• 2 - carrots, cut small
• 1 - bell peppers, cut small
• 1/4 cup - Green peas
• 1 - Onion, cut lengthwise
• tomato
• 5 cups - water
• 1 tsp - tamarind concentrate
• 3 tbsp - coconut gratings
• 4 tbsp - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 stick - cinnamon
• Salt, to taste
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 1-3 tsp - sambar powder
• hing -1/3 tsp
• cilantro(coriander leaves)

How to Make Besi Bele Bhat

• Pressure cook dal and rice with turmeric along with cut carrots and green peas, with 4 cups of water.
• Grind sambar powder, coconut gratings, tomato, cinnamon stick and tamarind with a cup of water; add it to the cooked dal, rice and vegetables and let it simmer.
• Heat oil in a pan. When hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves, hing, cut bell peppers and onions.
• When done, add it to the besi bele bhat.
• Garnish with coconut gratings and freshly chopped cilantro.