1 BISI BELE BATH

Bisi Bele Bath ( BBB) - Version 1


Rice - 1 cup
Toor Dhal - 1 cup
Vegetables - Your choice as required( I use mainly beans, carrot, peas and potatoes)- 2 cups
Tamarind pulp - 1 cup
Onion - 1 medium
Tomato -1 or 2 small
Peanuts - a handful
Bisi Bele Bath powder - 2 Tbsp
salt as needed
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp


For tempering :-
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - few
Urad dhal- few
Curry leaves - few
Hing - a pinch


In a pressure pan heat oil and fry onions , then add the tomatoes and saute well. Add the required vegetables of your choice,peanuts and mix well. Next add rice and toor dhal and water ( 3 times the ratio of rice and dhal together), when it starts to bubble up add tamarind pulp, bisibelebath powder and mix. Also add required salt, chopped cilantro.
Temper the rice with the tempering ingredients and pour on top. Close the pan and cook for 1 - 2 whistle depending on the cooker. After removing add ghee and serve with some chips or boondi or raitha or tomato pickle.