South Indian Food - Rice special items

KARNATAKA - BISI BELA BATH

Ingradiants required:

Beans, Potato, Brinjal, Small onions (Sambar onions), Raddish, Green peas - all combined - 1/4 kg.

Preparation:

1. Cut all vegetable into evenly sized long pieces and steam them in a pressure cooker.

2. Take 2 cups rice and 2 cups toor dal and add 3 times water and steam it in the pressure cooker.

3. Grind 1 cup grated coconut with 6 tsp of Kari Masala Powder and keep this paste.

4. Pour 3 teaspoons of ghee in a frying pan and add 10 cashews and 2 whole cloves.

5. Add the steamed vegetables to the frying pan and fry a little. Add tamarind juice salt and half of the ground paste and bring it to boil.

6. When the raw smell of tamarind is gone add the steamed rice-toor dal mixture and stir well for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining paste at the end before removing from the stove. Add some green coriander (cilantro) leaves before serving.