Bisi Bele Bath

Description

 * Ethnicity - South Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients
For Powdering For masala
 * 11/2cups: rice
 * 1/2cup: tur dal
 * 2 no: Small brinjals
 * 1 no: carrot
 * 2 no: Drumsticks
 * A small piece of vegetable marrow
 * A handful: Madras onions
 * A pinch: turmeric powder
 * 6 no: Red chillies
 * 4 no: Green chillies
 * 2 tsp: mustard
 * 20 gm: cashew nut
 * curry leaves few
 * coriander leaves few
 * tamarind size of a lime
 * ghee for frying
 * salt to taste
 * 1tsp: fenugreek seeds
 * 1tsp: coriander seeds
 * 6 no: Red chillies
 * grated coconut
 * 4 no: Cardamoms
 * 4 no: Cloves
 * ½ tsp: Aniseeds
 * 1tsp: poppy seeds
 * A small piece: cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) Peel Madras onions.
 * 2) Peel and cut vegetables into 1 inch pieces.
 * 3) Wash rice and dal thoroughly. Place it in a container with 21/2 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables.
 * 4) Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the ingredients for powdering until fenugreek turns golden brown in colour. Powder and keep aside.
 * 5) Heat some more oil and fry poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, aniseeds. Powder and keep aside.
 * 6) Soak tamarind in a little water and extract juice.
 * 7) Heat oil, add red and green chillies, mustard and curry leaves. When mustard crackles, add to rice and mix well. Add tamarind juice, salt to taste and mix thoroughly.
 * 8) Heat a little ghee and fry cashew nuts until golden brown in colour.
 * 9) Add to rice along with powdered ingredients and masala powder. Mix well. Remove from fire.
 * 10) Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and add some ghee just before serving.