Recipe

Bisi Bele Bath

Recipes/Bisi Bele Bath

Karnataka-style spiced rice and dal one-pot dish

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Serves

6

Level

medium

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup toor dal
  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 tbsp bisi bele bath powder
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste
  • Mixed vegetables (beans, carrot, peas)
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • Cashews for garnish
  • Curry leaves

Method

  1. 1

    Cook dal and rice together until soft and mushy.

  2. 2

    Boil mixed vegetables separately until tender.

  3. 3

    Mix dal-rice, vegetables, bisi bele bath powder and tamarind paste.

  4. 4

    Simmer everything together for 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    Temper with ghee, mustard seeds, curry leaves and cashews.

  6. 6

    Serve hot with boondi raita and papad.