Karnataka

Bisi bele bath

Name: Bisi bele bath
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Karnataka
Ingredients: 3/4 cup rice; 1/2 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas); 1 carrot; a handful green beans; 1/2 cup green peas; 1 potato; 1 large tomato; a lemon size ball tamarind; 3 tbsp bisi bele bath powder; 2 tbsp ghee; a few cashews; 2 tbsp peanuts; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 tsp jaggery; Salt, to taste

Hot lentil rice, literally. Karnataka does not do subtle names.

45 minTime

16 gProtein each

mediumSpice

What bisi bele bath means2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayAs served from Mysore to Malleswaram.

The original

485kcalsame

16 gproteinsame

11 gfibresame

45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice¾ cup

Toor dal (split pigeon peas)½ cup

Carrot1

Green beansa handful

Green peas½ cup

Potato1

Tomato1 large

Tamarinda lemon size ball

Bisi bele bath powder3 tbsp

Ghee2 tbsp

Cashewsa few

Peanuts2 tbsp

Mustard seeds1 tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Jaggery1 tsp

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Pressure cook rice and toor dal together with 5 cups of water.
2Simmer the vegetables in tamarind water with salt until just tender.
3Stir in the bisi bele powder, jaggery and the rice dal mash. Loosen with hot water.
4Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashews and peanuts in ghee and pour over.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Karnataka

Bisi bele bath

Hot lentil rice, literally. Karnataka does not do subtle names.

45 minTime

16 gProtein each

mediumSpice

What bisi bele bath means2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayAs served from Mysore to Malleswaram.

The original

485kcalsame

16 gproteinsame

11 gfibresame

45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice¾ cup

Toor dal (split pigeon peas)½ cup

Carrot1

Green beansa handful

Green peas½ cup

Potato1

Tomato1 large

Tamarinda lemon size ball

Bisi bele bath powder3 tbsp

Ghee2 tbsp

Cashewsa few

Peanuts2 tbsp

Mustard seeds1 tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Jaggery1 tsp

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Pressure cook rice and toor dal together with 5 cups of water.
2Simmer the vegetables in tamarind water with salt until just tender.
3Stir in the bisi bele powder, jaggery and the rice dal mash. Loosen with hot water.
4Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashews and peanuts in ghee and pour over.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Bisi bele bath

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Bisi bele bath

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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