BISI BELE BATH

Ingredients:

Raw rice- 2 cups
Lentils- 1 cup
Diced mixed vegetables [carrot, brinjal, potato, beans, and drumstick]- 2 cups
Curry leaves- 1 arc
Chopped coriander- 3 tbsp
Green chillies-2
Diced sambar onions- 1 cup
Crushed tomatoes- 2 cups
Tamarind- a lime size
Salt to taste
Ghee-3 tbsp
Oil- 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Roast the following ingredients in little oil and powder them finely:

Red chillies-6, coriander seeds-3 tsp, black gram- 1 tsp, Bengal gram- 1 tsp, fenugreek seeds- 1 tsp, fennel seeds- 1 tsp, cinnamon-1, cardamom-1, clove-1, maratti mokku-1, shredded coconut- 3 tbsp

Procedure:

Steam the vegetables. Soak the tamarind in enough water for 1 hour and then extract its juice. Wash the rice and the lentils and pressure cook them with enough salt. Heat a pan and add the ghee and the oil. Add the mustards and when they splutter, add the sambar onions, green chillies and the tomatoes. Fry well until the vegetables are cooked and the oil floats on the surface. Add the vegetables with enough salt, and the turmeric powder. Fry for a few minutes. Then add the tamarind extract and let it simmer for a few minutes. Add the ground powder and cook the gravy until it is thickened. Now add the cooked rice and lentils with the greens. Mix well and cook for a few minutes on slow fire until it is well blended. Pour some ghee on top.