Bisi bele bath recipe and side dish
Bisi bele bath or bisi bele huli anna translates to hot dhal sambar rice is one of the most popular lunch recipes and is from Karnataka. This tastes best when eaten hot . Onion raitha a suitable side dish.
Add a pinch of turmeric powder and cook them both in a cooker so that the resultant mixture becomes semi solid
The vegetables used are carrot , potato , green peas. We can also use beans and pea nuts. Chop them into small pieces as shown and cook them also in a cooker
Take a gooseberry size tamarind and soak in water when we start the process of cooking
The toor dhal , rice , turmeric powder combination after getting cooked into a semi solid state in the cooker is shown in the image below.
Heat a vessel called vanali , squeeze the tamarind extract in the vessel as shown in the next step below
The vegetables are cooked in such a manner that they do not become too soft but break when pressed with thumb.
Add the vegetables to the tamarind extract and continue the heating
The tamarind extract and vegetables have started boiling ,
This why the vegetable should not be cooked completely because when boiled with tamarind extract they will not be discrete.
now add the cooked toor dhal , rice combination and stir well
How to prepare bisi bele bath powder
dhania or coriander seeds - 2 table spoonsgram dhal or kadalai paruppu - 1 1/2 table spoons
red chillies 10 to 12
fenugreek or vendhayam - 1 tea spoon
pattai lavangam ( cinnamon and cloves )
khas khas or poppy seeds . I use grated desiccated coconut
Spread this powder on the rice, dhal and vegetables getting cooked. Four or five tea spoons should be enough for 150ml rice and 150 ml dhal ( the volume of tumbler used approximately )
Since it tastes best when served hot , it is not suitable for a lunch box recipe unless we are able to preserve it hot till lunch
The side dishes that are suitable include raitha and potato chips
Potato raitha best side dish for bisi bele bath
Take potatoes , cook them in a cooker . Peel off the skinMash the potatoes
Add a few spoons of curd
Add salt as required
Saute with mustard, urad dhal , asafoetida and dry red chillies
Potato raitha is ready for bisi bele bath or sambar rice as a side dish
How to make crispy potato chips
Take medium sized potatoes , peel them. Using a slicer directly slice them in hot oil. When the slices turn golden brown in colour remove them , drain the oil . Add salt . Adding chilly powder is optional.Sweet potato chips as side dish for bisi bela bath
Peel the sweet potatoes after cutting the edges
Using a slicer , slice the sweet potato so that the slices drop in oil
After frying add a mixture of salt, chilly powder and turmeric powder
Ensure that the mixture spreads evenly in the chips. The crispy chips are ready