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Hail to one pot wonders!

 

This past week, we had friends over- friends of ours who had moved recently- yeah and they are quite close to us now! The sambar sadam- thayir (yogurt) sadam (rice) combo sounded perfect for a houseful of 7 hungry people. This was the perfect opportunity to try my hand at bisibele bhath. As usual I turned to the trusted world of food blogs and there was I staring at this really simple recipe from Mysoorean. 

Ingredients
2 cups rice (uncooked)
1.5 cups toor dal (uncooked)
4 cups vegetables (potatoes, peas, beans and carrots)
lemon-sized tamarind, pulp squeezed
11 cups Water

Masala
1 cup grated dried coconut
4 tsp Sambar Powder
4 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
1" Cinnamon
3 Cloves
2 Cardamom
2 tsp Khus Khus
Asafoetida
1 sprig Curry leaves

Tadka
3 Tbsp Oil
6 Red Chillies
3 tsp Mustard Seeds
Turmeric

Method
Fry the masala ingredients in about a tbsp of hot oil, I added the coconut and the sambar powder after I turned the heat off. Grind to a paste with a little water. Keep aside.
In a pressure cooker, do the tadka. Add the veggies and fry for a few seconds. Add rice and dal and fry for a few more seconds. Now put in ground masala, water, tamarind pulp and salt to taste. Cook in the pressure cooker. 
Serve hot with chips/papad/raita/whatever you like!

Judgement
I have never really made bisibele bhath, boy am I glad I made it finally. Now tell me isn't this a one pot wonder! I am sending this off to Nupur's Blog Bites- Potluck event.

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  1. NupurAugust 24, 2010 at 6:02 PM

    Thanks for the entry- yes, bisibele bhaat is absolutely wonderful.

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