Bisi bele bhath is a rice dish from karnataka .. Bisi-bele-bhaath literally translates to hot lentil rice in the Kannada language. But when dalia is used instead of rice it adds double the nutrition to this dish. This is a easy yet healthy way to consume dalia (broken wheat ) . Broken wheat is more healthier than normal rice so I tried a version of BBB this time.
Ingredients
2 cups – vegetables of your choice (diced)
2 tbsp – tamarind paste (or pulp extracted from a big lemon-sized ball of tamarind)
3/4 cup – Toor dal
11/2 cups – dalia (broken wheat)
Curry leaves, leaves from 2 strands
1 tsp – oil
1 tsp – mustard seeds
1 tbsp – chopped coriander leaves
2 tsp – ghee (optional)
3 tsp – sambhar powder
1 tsp – Red chilli pd
1/4 tsp – Turmeric pd
1tsp- Dhania or coriander pd
Salt to taste
Method
- In a pressure cooker heat oil add curry leaves, mustard seeds . After they splutter add onion saute till transparent and then add tomatoes and cook till they are done .Add vegetables and saute for a while.
- Add sambhar pd , redchilli pd, cumin pd, turmeric pd, dhania pd, tamarind paste and salt to the the mixture and mix well.
- Add dal and dalia, and 5 cups of water to adjust consistency. Boil for 5 mins till everything mixes well.
- Cover the pressure cooker and cook in low flame till 3 whistles. After the pressure cools of open the pressure cooker and give a quick mix and serve them hot with appalam or any chips…
