Besibele Bhath

Bisibele Bhath is the famous traditional South Indian Rice Recipe. Enjoyed by all. A healthy mix (Melange) of vegetables, rice and lentils all blended with spices making it a perfect meal.

Ingredients

BesiBele Bhath

Rice - 1 cup
Tur dal - 3/4 cup (togari bele)
Vegetables- carrot, beans, potato
(finely chopped) 1 cup
green peas- 1/2 cup
Chopped onion - 1 
Chopped capsicum-1
Coconut 3-4 tsp
Bisibele Bath powder -4-5 tbsp
Tamarind Juice - 3-4 tsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp
salt for taste

For Seasoning
Ghee -1 tsp
Cashews-few
Red chilly1-2
 curry leaves-few
mustard-1 tsp
Hing-pinch

Method: Cook the rice and dal separately in a pressure cooker.

Wash and cook the vegetables with pinch of salt. Grind the masala pwd with coconut into smooth paste.

In a kadai, add the cooked dal, add the tamarind juice , masala paste and boil for 2-3 min.

Add the vegetables ,rice and mix well.

Add little jaggery, salt and water and mix everything well, till it blends well. Meanwhile prepare the seasoning. Also fry the onion and capsicum in little oil. 

Add all this to the Bisibele bhath and mix well.

Serve BisiBele Bhath hot topped with ghee and chips/ Khara Boondi and raita.

(alternatively you can cook it in pressure cooker)

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