Bisi Bele Baath

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rice
• 3/4 toor dal
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1 large Carrot, peeled, cut into pieces
• handful Green Beans
• 1/2 cup green peas 
• 1/2 large Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum), seeds removed and small diced
• 1 small tomato, diced
• lemon sized seedless tamarind (adjust as per taste)
• 1-2 tsp Sambar powder
• 3 tbsp Bisi Bele Bath powder 
• 2 tbsp grated dry coconut 
• 4 tsp oil
• salt

Ingredients for seasoning:

• 2 tbsp Ghee or oil or a mix of both
• 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
• 1/8 tsp asafoetida or hing
• 1/4 cup or cashews
• 4 curry leaf stalks
• Chopped cilantro

Ingredients for the Bisi Bele Bath Powder:

• 2tsp Channadal
• 1tsp Urad dal
• 2no Cinnamon stick (small pieces)
• 3nos Cloves
• 1/2tsp Fennel seeds
• 1/2tsp Poppy seeds
• 1no Cardamom
• 2tbsp Coriander seeds
• 5nos Dry red chillies
• Few curry leaves
• 1/4tsp Fenugreek seeds
• 3tbsp Dessicated coconut

If you dont want to use sambar powder as listed above, dry roast these as well:

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp whole black pepper
• 3-4 curry leaves

Method:

1. Heat oil/ghee in the pressure cooker over medium-high heat and follow seasoning steps. 
2. To the seasoning, add diced bell pepper and turmeric,Mustard seeds,hing and saute for a bit. Add the remaining veggies and sauté, add diced tomato, salt, washed lentils, washed rice and stir well until rice turns opaque. Add tamarind pulp, sambar mix, Bisi Bele Baath mix, 5 cups of water and give it a good stir. Shut the cooker closed and cook for 2 whistles. When cooker cools, serve hot Bisi Bele baath with the fried cashew ,grated coconut and curry leaves and chopped cilantro.