BISIBELE BHATH | BISIBELE BHATH USING HOME MADE BISIBELE BHATH POWDER

Bisibele Bhath - a popular traditional authentic Karnataka delicacy with fabulous taste. Learn how to make Bisibele bhath using home made Bisibele bhath powder. This is a rich spicy rice-lentil dish.


It is a healthier dish with good amount of veggies and lentils. This is usually served with khara bhoondi.

This is my grandma's popular recipe. I learnt it from her when she last time visited my home. she has magic in her hands, every food she cooks has divine taste. I wish i could learn more recipes from her.

Here in this recipe, i have freshly grounded the spices making food more healthier and fresh. You can find bisibele bhath powder readily available in super markets. But tastes best when you use freshly grounded masala powder. It just takes 3-4 mins to prepare your own bisibele bhath powder.

This is a Jain food, i have not used onion or garlic. You can add sliced onion during tempering.

Try this bisibele bhath with a spoonful of ghee and khara bhoondi or tomato raita or curd.

Bisibele Bhath recipe

Serves : 3

Ingredients

To Bisibele Bhath powder

Bengal gram (kadle bele/channa dal) - 2 tbsp
Black gram (Uddin bele/urad dal) - 3 tbsp
Coriander seeds ( Dhaniya) - 4 tbsp
Cumin seeds ( Jeerige) - 1 tbsp
Black Pepper corns - 1 tsp
Dry red chilli (Byadgi) - 10
Cinammon stick - 6 inches
Cloves - 10

To grind

Grated coconut - 3 tbsp
Tomato - 1 medium, roughly chopped

To temper

Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 strand
Oil - 3-4 tbsp

Other (1 cup - 250 ml)

Rice - 1 cup
Pigeon pea lentils - half cup
Vegetables

• Beans - 1/4 cup, roughly chopped
• Carrot - 1/4 cup, sliced
• Capsicum - 1/4 cup, roughly chopped
• Tomato - 1 medium sized, roughly chopped

Ground nut - half cup ( soaked for 2 hrs) (optional)

Tamarind - 1 lemon sized (soaked in warm water for 20 mins)

Method

To prepare Bisibele Bhath Powder

1. In a frying pan, dry roast Bengal gram and Black gram together for a min or two or till they are fragrant
2. now dry roast Coriander seeds,Cumin seeds, Pepper corns, Dry red chilli in one batch till they are fragrant
3. now dry roast cinnamon and cloves together for 30 seconds
4. allow all the roasted spices to cool down and then dry ground them into fine powder using mixer or food processor. Bisibele Bhath powder is ready!

To prepare Bisibele Bhath

Step 1

1. Wash rice very well and soak for 30 mins
2. In a mixer, add ingredients under 'to grind' (grated coconut and tomato) and freshly grounded Bisibele Bhath powder along with half cup of water and make fine paste
3. In a large frying pan/wok, bring 4 tbsp oil to heat, toss in mustard seeds, after mustard seed splutters add cumin seeds and curry leaves
4. add chopped tomato and fry for a min, then add chopped capsicum and fry for 2-3 mins
5. now add grounded coconut paste and fry for 7-10 mins. 

Step 2

1. In a pressure cooker, add pigeon pea lentils,soaked ground nut and chopped vegetables (beans, carrot) (don't add capsicum and tomato) along with 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles
2. after the pressure settles down, add rice along with 1 tbsp salt and boil in high flame for 10 mins or until rice is half cooked (add 1 cup of water if required)
3. now add half cooked rice-veggie mixture to the fried grounded coconut paste (step 1) along with tamarind puree and salt to taste and stir well 
4. Bring it to one rolling boil and then simmer for 15 mins or until rice cooked well

ufff! Indeed a lengthy procedure but it is worth all way! Rich flavorful Bisibele Bhath is ready!



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