Bisibele bhath

Ingredients:

• Rice - 3/4 cup, washed
• Toor Dal - 1/2 cup, washed and cleaned
• Onion - 1 small sized, chopped
• Potato - 1 medium sized, chopped
• Carrot - 1 medium sized, chopped
• Beans - 8-10 no, chopped
• Peas - handful
• Garlic Cloves - 8-10 no
• Curry Leaves - 8-10 leaves
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• Tamarind Paste - 4 teaspoon or according to taste
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 teaspoom
• Red Chilli - 6-7 no
• Asafoetida (Hing) - 1/2 teaspoon
• Bisibele Bhath Powder - 5-6 tablespoon
• Ghee - 4 tablespoon
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 2 tabespoon

Directions:

1. In a cooker, add rice, toor dal, onion, carrot, beans, peas, garlic cloves, turmeric powder, oil and pressure cook until 4-5 whistles. Let the cooker cool down.
2. Add tamarind paste, salt to taste and mix well.
3. Add sufficient water to it.
4. In a seasoning pan , add 2 tablespoon ghee, cashewnuts and fry until its light brown.
5. In the same pan, add ghee, mustard seeds and let it splutter.
6. Add red chilli, red chilli powder, asafoetida(hing), bisibele bhath powder, curry leaves and remove it off the flame.
7. Add it to the rice & vegetable mixture and mix well.
8. Serve it hot.

"Now the bisibele bhath is ready to serve"