Bisi bele bath

Bisi bele bath is an authentic rice recipe in Karnataka .Can't resist to eat when it is hot and served with ghee.One of my favorite recipes .I love to do this from the scratch,right from making the spice powder or masala for this.Any body who has been to Karnataka ,can never forget the taste of  Bisi bele bath.The main ingredients used in this are raw rice and toor daal.

Ingredients for the masala powder,
Coriander seeds- 2 tbsps ( previously I had written measures in teaspoons,you can change it to tbsp for more spice or add red chilli powder also).

Red chillies(whole)-3 (you can add some red chilli powder for more spice)
Cumin seeds-1 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds-1tbsp
Dry coconut (grated) -1 teaspoon
Hing-1/4 teaspoon
Cinnamon-1/2 a stick or 1 inch .
Urad daal-1/2 a tbsp
Channa daal-  1/4 tbsp

Roast all the ingredients

• In a pan first roast coriander seeds and red chillies in less than a 1/4 tea spoon of oil.transfer it to a bowl
• Next roast the cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds in  less than a 1/4 tea spoon of oil and add it to 
• Then roasted coriander seeds and red chillies
• Roast asafoetida(hing) ,cinnamon,coconut  till golden brown and then put it aside
• Roast channa daal and urad daal till you start smelling the the daal or till they turn golden brown.Keep stirring it or else the daals might get burnt.
• Grind all these roasted ingredients to a fine powder .I use coffee bean grinder (from target), to grind masala powders.

Ingredients for Bisi bele bath, 

Raw rice-  1 cup

Toor daal-1/2 cup

Carrot -2 ( big carrots chopped )

Beans- 8 to 10(cut into 1 inch pieces)

Potatoes- 1( 1 inch squares)

Peanuts -  1/4 cup , can replace it with peas also.

Tamarind juice-1/4 cup

Salt-2 to 3 teaspoons( vary it according to tour taste)

Tampering ,

Oil-1/2 a cup

Mustard seeds-1/4 teaspoon

Cumin seeds-1/4 teaspoon

Asafoetida- a pinch

Urad daal-1 teaspoon

Curry leaves-4

Heat oil In a  pan.Add mustard seeds ,as they sizzle,add cumin seeds.Turn heat off add curry leaves,hing and urad daal to it.Let the urad daal turn golden brown.

Rinse rice and add  2 cups of water for a cup of raw rice .Rinse toor daal and add water ,till the daal 

immerses in it.Add the cut vegetables and peanuts to it.Pressure cook it for 3 whistles.

In a heated pan take the tamarind juice and as it starts to boil add the masala  powder prepared ( about 2 to 3 tbsps) and the add the toor daal with veggies and then the rice with a cup of water.Add red chilli powder according to taste.

Cook for sometime,till it starts boiling and then add salt to it.Let it boil for a few seconds.

Add tampering at last .Do not  stir in the tampering .Garnish with coriander leaves.