easy bisi bele bath recipe | bisibelabath recipe | bisibele bhath or bisibele rice
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: rice
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
bisi bele bath masala:
- 4 tsp coriander seeds
- 4 tsp chana dal
- 2 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp jeera / cumin
- ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
- ½ tsp pepper
- 3 pods cardamom / elachi
- 1 inch cinnamon / dalchini
- 4 cloves / lavang
- 2 tbsp dry coconut / copra
- 2 tsp poppy seeds / khus khus
- 1 tsp sesame seeds / til
- 1 tsp oil
- 12 dried kashmiri red chilli
- few curry leaves
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
other ingridents:
- ½ carrot (chopped)
- 5 beans (chopped)
- 2 tbsp matar / peas
- ½ potato / aloo (cubed)
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 2 cups water
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup tamarind extract
- ½ tsp jaggery / gud
- ½ onions (petals)
- 1 cup toor dal (cooked)
- 2½ cup rice (cooked)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
for tempering:
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 tsp mustard / rai
- 1 dried red chilli
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- few curry leaves
- 10 whole cashew / kaju
Method
- firstly, cook vegetables, 2 tbsp peanuts, 2 cups water, ¼ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp salt.
- now add ¾ cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp jaggery and ½ onions. boil for 10 mins.
- further add 1 cup of cooked toor dal, 2½ cup of cooked rice and 1 cup water.
- add 4 tsp of bisi bisi bele bath masala and simmer for 20 mins.
- pour the tempering and serve bisi bele bath with boodi or mixture.
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.