Bisi Bele Bath

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Cuisine: South Indian Category: Lunch Prep: 20 min Cook: 40 min Serves: 4 Difficulty: Medium 🌿 Vegetarian

Karnataka one-pot rice and lentil dish cooked with tamarind, coconut and special masala — warming, hearty and deeply comforting.

Ingredients

1 cup rice
1/2 cup toor dal
Tamarind
Mixed vegetables
Bisi bele bath powder
Ghee
Cashews
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Asafoetida
Salt

Method

Pressure cook rice and dal together. Cook tamarind extract with vegetables and bisi bele bath powder. Mix in cooked rice and dal. Simmer until thick. Temper with ghee, mustard, cashews and curry leaves.