easy bisi bele bath masala powder recipe | karnataka style bisibelebath powder recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 box
- Category: spice blend
- Cuisine: karnataka
Ingredients
- 4 tsp coriander seeds
- 4 tsp chana dal
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 2 tsp urad dal
- 10 to 12 byadagi or bedgi red chilies (less hot dry red chilies)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 green cardamom
- 1½ inch cinnamon / dalchini
- 3 to 4 cloves / lavang
- 2 tsp poppy seeds / khus khus
- ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds / methi
- 12 to 14 curry leaves / kadi patta
- 1 tsp asafoetida / hing
- 3 tsp of dried coconut / desiccated coconut
Method
- keep all the spices ready
- firstly, dry roast the coriander, cumin and fenugreek, channa dal, urad dal until they start turning fragrant.
- to the same dry roast sesame seeds, poppy seeds along with curry leaves till they become crisp. remove and keep aside.
- in the same pan, dry roast the cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, cardamom till they become aromatic. keep aside.
- now dry roast the dry red chilies till they become crisp. keep aside.
- lastly, roast the desiccated coconut / dry coconut till they become golden.
- allow the roasted spices to cool.
- grind to a fine powder adding little asafoetida.
- store the bisi bele bath powder jar and prepare bisi bele bath when wished.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.