India

Bisi Bele Bath

Name: Bisi Bele Bath
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 200 g Rice; 150 g Toor dal (lentils); 300 g Mixed vegetables; 3 tbsp Bisi bele bath spice blend; 1 tbsp Tamarind paste; some of each Ghee & curry leaves

Spicy rice-lentil stew from Karnataka

Bisi bele bath means "hot lentil rice" in Kannada - a spicy one-pot dish from Karnataka in South India.

Rice, toor dal and vegetables simmer with a dedicated spice blend and tamarind into a creamy, aromatic whole.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice200 g
Toor dal (lentils)150 g
Mixed vegetables300 g
Bisi bele bath spice blend3 tbsp
Tamarind paste1 tbsp
Ghee & curry leavessome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook rice and dal separately until soft.
Cook the vegetables.
Stir with spice blend, tamarind and water.
Reduce everything into a creamy stew.
Temper with ghee and curry leaves, serve.

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Toor dal and spices for bisi bele bath are in the Asia Boutique.

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