Bisi Bele Bath

Name: Bisi Bele Bath
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup toor dal; 2 cups mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, peas, potato, shallots); A lime-sized ball of tamarind, soaked; 3 tbsp bisi bele bath spice powder; 3 tbsp ghee; Mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashews and asafoetida

ಬಿಸಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಬಾತ್/BEE-see BAY-lay BAATH/

Also known as: Bisibelebath, Bisi Bele Bhath, Karnataka Spiced Lentil Rice

About this dish

A hot, tangy one-pot dish of rice, toor dal and vegetables cooked with tamarind and a special roasted spice powder, topped with ghee.

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Ingredients

🍚1 cup rice

🫘1/2 cup toor dal

🥕2 cups mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, peas, potato, shallots)

🫙A lime-sized ball of tamarind, soaked

🌶️3 tbsp bisi bele bath spice powder

🧈3 tbsp ghee

🌿Mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashews and asafoetida

Method

Serves 3

Pressure-cook the rice and dal together with plenty of water until very soft.

Cook the vegetables with the tamarind water, salt and spice powder.

Mix the rice and dal into the vegetables, adding water for a loose, porridge-like texture.

Fry the mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashews and asafoetida in ghee.

Pour the tempering over and serve hot with boondi or crisps.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bisi bele bath ('hot lentil rice' in Kannada) comes from Karnataka and is a favourite in Mysore and Bengaluru, often served with crisp boondi.

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