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Poha Bisibele Baath (Spicy and Savory Poha-Lentil dish)

Oct-05-2017
Vanitha Bhat
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Poha Bisibele Baath (Spicy and Savory Poha-Lentil dish) RECIPE

Bisibele baath, a quintessential Karnataka rice dish, made quick and easy by using poha instead of rice with lots of vegetables.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Karnataka
  • Main Dish
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. For the bisibele baath powder:
  2. 3 tbsp coriander seeds
  3. 2 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
  4. 2 tsp chana dal
  5. 2 tsp urad dal
  6. 4 cloves
  7. 2 marathi moggu/Kapok buds
  8. ¼ tsp methi seeds/fenugreek
  9. 1 tsp black peppercorns
  10. 2 green cardamoms
  11. 1/4 tsp hing/asafetida
  12. 1 inch piece cinnamon
  13. 8 to 10 dry red chillies
  14. 1/4 cup grated coconut
  15. Few curry leaves
  16. 1/4 tsp hing/asafetida
  17. For bisi bele baath:
  18. 2 cups thick poha/flattened rice
  19. 1/2 cup toor dal/yellow lentils/pigeon peas
  20. 1/4 cup chopped carrots
  21. 1/4 cup peeled and cubed potatoes
  22. 1/4 cup green peas (fresh or frozen)
  23. 1/3 cup drumstick pieces
  24. 3 tablespoons bisi bele bath powder (recipe below)
  25. 2 teaspoons tamarind paste/or a lemon sized tamarind soaked in water
  26. ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  27. ¼ teaspoon hing/asefetida
  28. 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  29. 2 sprigs curry leaves
  30. 2 tablespoons oil
  31. 2 to 3 tablespoons ghee/clarified butter
  32. Salt to taste
  33. Extra ghee for serving
  34. Few nuts like cashew or peanuts for garnishing

Instructions

  1. To make the bisibele bath powder: Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, chana dal, methi seeds, cloves, cinnamon, Marathi moggu, hing and black peppercorns in a wide saucepan until lightly roasted; about 5 to 6 minutes.
  2. Remove from pan and add the grated coconut, curry leaves and red chillies. Roast again for a few minutes on low heat until the coconut turns light golden brown. Set aside both to cool.
  3. Transfer both the roasted spices and coconut mixture into a dry grinder and blend to a fairly fine powder. Bisibele bath powder is ready.
  4. Pressure cook toor dal for 2 to 3 whistles until soft and well cooked. Meanwhile, cook chopped vegetables in a pressure pan with a little water for one whistle or in a saucepan with water; remove and keep aside. Wash poha and drain.
  5. Squeeze and extract tamarind pulp from the soaked tamarind; keep aside. Now, in a large saucepan, heat oil and 1 tablespoon ghee. Once they are hot, add the mustard seeds. As soon as the seeds start to splutter, add curry leaves and hing.
  6. After a few seconds, stir in the cooked vegetables along with the water in which it was cooked, turmeric powder, salt to taste and cooked dhal. Add tamarind water to the mixture. If you are using tamarind paste instead, add it now.
  7. Mix well and once it comes to a boil, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of bisi bele bath powder and give it a good stir. Add more water if necessary.
  8. Now, when the vegetables and spices are well mixed, and the mixture comes to a boil, add washed and drained poha and stir well. Add about more water (about 1 cup or more) and give it a good mix.
  9. Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes. The mixture should be of flowing consistency as it thickens while cooling.
  10. Do a taste test and add more tamarind, salt or bisi bele bhaath powder if needed. Stir in 1 tablespoon of ghee and mix well. For additional crunch, roast few cashew nuts or peanuts in a little hot ghee and add to the poha bisi bele bhath.
  11. Serve hot savory, spicy, south Indian poha bisi bele bhath with additional ghee along with potato chips, boondis (crispy deep fried chickpea batter balls), curd etc.

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Hema Mallik
Oct-06-2017
Hema Mallik   Oct-06-2017

Tasty as well as healthy.

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