Friday Food: Besi Bele Huli Anna/Besibele Bath

Its Friday again and today's special is Besi Bele Huli Anna.

Being a Bangalorean I have eaten and made this version of yummy rice with toor dhal and seasoning numerous times. Even after making this a lot of times, I have never used my own blend of seasoning but instead have always used the bisebele bath powder available in the grocery stores. Maybe one of these days I'll make the powder at home and give a full home made version of Besi Bele Huli Anna. But for now, here is recipe to the normal version I make.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup toor dhal(soaked in water for 30 minutes)
1 cup rice
3 cups water
1/4 lb beans
1 small carrot
1/4 small onion(finely chopped)
2 tbsp besibele bath powder(Store bought)
1 cup tamarind juice(made from a small ball of tamarind)
1/2 tsp mustard
1 Sprig curry leaves
1 tsp ghee
Salt to taste

Take the tool dhal, rice, salt to taste and add 3 cups of water. Cook this until the dhal and rice is cooked( The rice need not be over cooked, as we will be cooking it some more later).

Chop the beans and carrot and cook it with little salt and water. Remove from heat once this is cooked.

Now heat a wide bottomed pan and add the cooked rice, cooked vegetables, tamarind water and  besibele bath powder. Check the salt and add more if required. Cook on medium-low for 5-10 minutes until the rice reaches its slightly mushy texture. Remove from heat once done.

In another small pan, heat some ghee and add mustard seeds. When it splutters add little onion, curry leaves and fry until onion is light brown. Add cashew and saute a little. Add this to the bisebele rice.

Serve with Khara Boondi/Khara Sev or Appalam.