This is a speciality dish from Karnataka. Bisibellah Bath simply means "Hot Lentil rice". Somehow for this dish, I prefer to cook the traditional time consuming way(roughly 1.5 to 2 hrs). But, you can always cut short some steps to cook it in the faster way.Ingredients
1 cup tuavar dal
1 cup rice
3 cups chopped vegetables (carrot, cauliflower, pepper, peas)
3 tsp bisibellah bath masala
salt to taste
2 tbsp ghee
2-3 red chillies
handful of raisins & cashews
cilantro to garnish
Method
- Take Tuavar dal in a pot. Add about 3-4 cups of water. Cook it until the dal is soft & cooked.
- Add the rice & when it is 3/4th cooked, add the vegetables. Cook until the vegetables are done. Add salt as per taste. Add water if needed.
- For the shortcut method: Cook the dal & rice in pressure cooker. Cook vegetables separately. Then mix both of them.
- Mix the bisibellah masala with some water. Add to the cooked rice mixture. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat ghee in a small pan, add the red chillies & nuts. Roast for a while & top it to the rice mixture. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with papads.
