Seventh day Neivedyam was Bisi Bele Bath, Kesari Bath, and Kadalai Paruppu Sundal. Since I have quite a few Bisi Bele Bath, I wanted to try a different proportion and I remembered Suma talking about her family recipe. I checked her recipe and it sounded so delicious. She didn't use peppercorn in the spice powder, rest were all almost the same. And she cooked over a pot. I never venture into cooking in pots or pans. It's mostly a pressure cooker for me.
Even though it felt it might be time consuming cooking over a pan, I went ahead and made it. It was so delicious. The rice was gooey as it was supposed to be even by the afternoon for my lunch. The spice measurement might have been an eyeball throw as I can never measure myself. I was so happy that everybody loved it.
Bisi Bele Bath
Ingredients Needed
Raw Rice - 1 cup
Toor Dal - 1/2 cup
Vegetables - 3 cups (Beans, Carrot, Potato, Peas)
Tamarind extract - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt to taste
Water - 6 cups (plus 4 cups)
For the Spice powder
Channa dal / Bengal Gram - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Marati Mogga - 3
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 2
Dry Red Chilies - 10 - 12
Copra / Dry Coconut - 2 tsp
For Tempering
Ghee - 3 tbsp
Cashew nuts
Curry leaves
Mustard Seeds
How to make Bisi Bele Bath
Wash and soak the rice.
In a huge nonstick pan, take 6 cups of water, and add dal. Bring to boil. Then simmer and cook with lid covered for 10 -15 mins
Then add the vegetables, rice, salt, turmeric powder, 3 cups water, continue cooking in simmer for another 15 mins.
Meanwhile for the spice powder, dry roast all the ingredients and cool. Grind to a smooth powder and keep it aside.
Now add the spice powder to the boiling rice, Ensure the rice is almost cooked.
Next, add the tamarind extract and 1 more cup water depending on the texture.
Finally, when the rice is cooked well, heat another pan with ghee, saute cashews, curry leaves and mustard. Once they splutter, pour into the cooked rice and serve.
Notes:
The entire cooking takes about an hour. I used about 10 cups of water in the end.
Sweta Biswal says
Yummy preparation..It sure looks like it is worth the effort!!
Hima bindu says
hmm.. delicious bisi bele bhath!
Regards,
Bindu