Bisi Bela Bath (Sambar Rice)

A community recipe by Ganeshking

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

This is an Indian Recipe. I learnt this recipe from one of our neighbour aunties in Bangalore, when I was doing my graduation. I still remember the way aunty explained to me. She told me that I should remember that we use 12 ingredients for it. I still remember them in that order. Here goes the recipe for it.

Ingredients

Serves: 1-2

Metric Cups

375 millilitres rice
188 millilitres tuvardal
250 millilitres any vegetables (carrot, beans, peas)
1 medium tomato
1 medium onion
1 lemon
1 teaspoon sambar powder
½ teaspoon turmeric
salt (to taste)
1000 millilitres water (to mix sambar powder)
2 tablespoons dry coconut (copra)
1 tablespoon dhania
5 red chillies (Kashmiri chillies)
1 teaspoon bengal gram
¼ teaspoon methi seeds
¼ teaspoon kuskus
2 elachi
2 cloves
2½ centimetres cinnamon sticks (optional)
1 teaspoon jeera
1 tablespoon pepper
1 pinch of hing

13 fluid ounces rice
7 fluid ounces tuvardal
9 fluid ounces any vegetables (carrot, beans, peas)
1 medium tomato
1 medium onion
1 lemon
1 teaspoon sambar powder
½ teaspoon turmeric
salt (to taste)
35 fluid ounces water (to mix sambar powder)
2 tablespoons dry coconut (copra)
1 tablespoon cilantro
5 red chiles (Kashmiri chillies)
1 teaspoon bengal gram
¼ teaspoon methi seeds
¼ teaspoon kuskus
2 elachi
2 cloves
⅞ inch cinnamon sticks (optional)
1 teaspoon jeera
1 tablespoon pepper
1 pinch of hing

Method

Bisi Bela Bath (Sambar Rice) is a community recipe submitted by Ganeshking and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Pressure cook the Dal along with diced tomato, onion and cubed vegetables.
Fry and grind all the spice ingredients. Mix this paste along with the rice to the cooked dhal.
Add tamarind water to this along with sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and 4 cups of water.
Pressure cook this for 5 whistles. Finally add Ghee and serve hot with bondi or mixture.

Pressure cook the Dal along with diced tomato, onion and cubed vegetables.
Fry and grind all the spice ingredients. Mix this paste along with the rice to the cooked dhal.
Add tamarind water to this along with sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and 4 cups of water.
Pressure cook this for 5 whistles. Finally add Ghee and serve hot with bondi or mixture.

Additional Information

This rice really tastes very good when served steaming hot as the name indicates Bisi in kannada means Hot. I have used shredded coconut instead of copra as I couldn't get hold of copra. Use of copra enhances the taste.