South Indian · serves 2
Bisi Bele Bath
Rice, dal and vegetables in one pot. A full meal that needs one dish washed.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1/2 cup toor dal
- 2 cups mixed vegetables
- Small ball tamarind, soaked
- 3 tbsp sambar powder
- 1 tsp jaggery
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- 15 curry leaves
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 4 tbsp ghee
Method
- Pressure cook rice and dal together with turmeric and 5 cups water — you want it soft and mushy, not separate grains.
- Boil the vegetables with tamarind water, sambar powder, jaggery and salt for 10 minutes.
- Combine with the rice-dal, add hot water until it's loose and pourable. It thickens as it sits.
- Simmer 5 minutes, stirring so it doesn't catch.
- Tadka: ghee, mustard seeds, curry leaves, peanuts. Pour over. Serve with more ghee.