Bisi bele bhath

Ingredients

Raw rice - 1 cup

thoor dhal - 1 cup

Diced veggies (carrot, beans, turnip, chowchow) - 1 cup

coriander & curry leaves

tamarind pulp - 1 tbsp

coconut (or dry coconut/kobari) - 1 tbsp

mustard

turmeric

asofetieda

salt

List 1

Coriander seed - 1 tbsp

channa dal - 1/2 tsp

urad dal - 1/4 tsp

thor dal - 1/4 tsp

peppercorns - 5 nos

Red chillies - 5

fenugreek - 1 tsp

sesame seed - 1/4 tsp

jeera - 1 tsp

raw rice - 1 tsp

• First put rice and thoor dhal together and wash it well. 
• Transfer the mix of rice and dhal in a big vessel add, 6 cups of water to it.
• Add a tsp of turmeric and 1 tsp of oil and pressure cook it for 5 whistles.
• In a pan, add a tsp of oil and roast all the ingredients in the list 1 and keep it aside.
• When it cools down, add coconut and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Meanwhile in a big pan, add 2 tbsps of oil (preferably kadalai ennai/peanut oil).
• When it is hot, add mustard and when it splutters add jeera.
• Then add curry leaves and asofetida.
• Now make a liquid of tamarind paste and pour it in the pan.
• Add turmeric and salt.
• Now add the grounded paste and add enough water and let it boil.
• Take out the rice and dhal mix, and transfer it into the pan of the boiling mixture.
• Mix it well and keep it in flame for couple of minutes and garnish it with coriander and curry leaves.
• Serve it with tomato raitha. Yum!

This entry goes to Ashwini's Lentils mela event.