Besi Bele Bath

Preparation time : 40 min


Ingredients:




To Prepare Powder:

• Channa dal - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1tsp
• Jeera - 1tsp
• Dhaniya/coriander seed - 3tsp
• Red chili - 10 - 12  (combination of Byadgi and Guntur)
• Cinnamon - 2inch
• Clove - 6-7
• Cardamom - 1
• Fenugreek seed - a pinch (1/8tsp)

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 measure
• Togari bele/Toor dal - 1 measure
• Carrot - 1 medium
• Green peas- 1 small bowl
• Green beans - 10
• Potato -1 small (Optional)
• Capsicum - Small (Optional
• Cauliflower - 1/2 bowl (Optional)
• Cashews - 15
• Onion - 1 medium
• Tomato - 1 medium
• Bella/Jaggery - Small lemon size
• Salt - around 4 sp
• Besibelebath Powder - 4-5 sp

For Seasoning:

• Oil - 6-7 sp
• Sasive/Mustard seed - 1tsp
• Curry leaves - around 10
• Red Chilies - 4 (broken into pieces)

To Garnish or while serving

• Coriander leaves/Cilantro - 1/2 small bowl
• Ghee - 3 sp
• Khara boondi & potato chips
• Dry Coconut - 1/2 small bowl (Grated)

Method:


To Prepare Besibelebath powder:

• Fry all the ingredients listed for preparing powder separately on low flame.  Using small jar prepare powder. You can store this powder in a air tight container once its cooled to room temperature.  

    How to proceed further:

• All vegetables(Carrot, Beans, Potato(Optional), Green Capsicum, Cauliflower(optional)) are cleaned and cut into 2 inch strips.
• If we are using frozen peas, they are soaked overnight. If fresh Green Peas Can be used directly.
• In a pressure cooker add, Togari Bale/Toor dal, Green peas, Vegetables, Cashews, Rice and required amount of water (3 measure) and pressure cook till one whistle.Allow the pressure to ease, meanwhile boil 2 cups of water in a sauce pan.
• Once pressure goes off, add chopped Tomatoes. Add hot water to adjust cosistency, it should not be too thick nor thin, it should be of semi liquid. Cook on low flame with frequent stir. care should be taken to see that its not overcooked at bottom.
• Add Salt to taste and Jaggery, cook for few more mins.  
• Add 3-4 sp of besi bele bath powder (prepared as per instructions provided from above) or MTR Besibele bath powder, mix well. Cook on low flame with continuous stir.  

 For Seasoning:

•  Heat Oil in a pan, add Mustard seed, allow them to pop up well.
• Add 4-5 Bydgi Menasinakai/Red chilies and Curry leaves fry until chilies puffed.
• Add to besi bele bath and mix well.

While serving add finely chopped Coriander leaves/Cilantro, Dry Coconut(Grated) and Ghee. serve hot with khara bundi and Aalo chips.