Soulful Creations

  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...