Sambar rice/Bisibelebath

Bisibelebath means hot lentil rice. Bisibelebath is a flavourful tasty rice made from rice,toordhal and home-made spice blend.It's always served hot.Here, i have made my version of this rice and its a great lunch recipe.

Ingredients:

spice powder:

red chili 7 nos
coriander seeds 2 tbsp
channa dhal 1 tsp
urad dhal 1tsp
cumin seeds 1 tsp
pepper 3/4 tsp
methi seeds 1/4 tsp
coconut 4 tbsp
cinnamon -1/2 inch ( can also be added if you prefer the taste)
cloves 2 nos ( can also be added if you prefer the taste)

For the rice:

Rice 1.5 cup
toordhal 3/4 cup to 1cup
onion 1 medium size
tomato 1medium size
curry leaves 1 string
turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
asafoetida 1/4 tsp
mustard seeds 1 tsp
oil or ghee as required
salt to taste
tamarind water from 1/2 lemon size tamarind

Method:

dry roast or add a tsp of oil and roast the spice powder ingredients
grind to make the bisibelebath powder
In a pressure cooker or instant pot add oil or ghee
add mustard seeds and let it splutter
now add onion,tomatoes and curry leaves
fry till onions are translucent and tomatoes are mushy
Now add washed rice and toor dhal
add turmeric powder and asafoetida
add water in 1:3 ratio for rice and dhal
pressure cook it to a mushy consistency
now add tamarind water and bisibelebath powder according to taste
add salt to taste
allow it to boil by adding little water till raw smell is gone
Hot bisibelebath is ready to serve

watch the video of making Bisibelebath :

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