Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tbsp black mustard
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp asafetida
- 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 8-10 curry leaves
- 10 pearl onions/shallots – cut in half
- 2 cups carrots – cubed
- 2 cups green beans – cubed
- 2 cups bell peppers – cubed
- 2 cups drumsticks – cubed
- 2 cups pumpkin – cubed
- 2 cups chayote squash – cubed
- 2 cups potatoes – cubed
- 1 cup white rice/quinoa/brown rice – rinsed and cleaned
- 1 cup yellow split peas –cleaned and rinsed
- 1/2 cup bisibelabath powder
- 2 tbsp tamarind pulp
- 8 cups water
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- roasted cashews
Bisibele bath is a spicy rice dish that originated in Karnataka, India. Its traditional preparation method is actually quite complex and elaborate. It uses quite a bit of spices like masala, toor dal, asafetida, and curry leaves. This one pot method is quick and strives to give you the same flavorful meal with a much simpler preparation method. The cook time for this dish is extremely less, so you can serve your family a traditional meal without having to be tied down to the kitchen.
BisiBele Bath Recipe tastes best when it is hot. Store it in a casserole to keep it warm for hours together.
Health Benefits
This dish is known for being spicy. If you’re a spice lover than then that’s a good thing, and if you’re not a spice lover it can still be a good thing, because spiciness is created by capsicum. And capsicum has a lot of health benefits that make it worthwhile. One of its biggest pros is that it is a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. It can help alleviate neurogenic pain caused by diabetes, ease bowel inflammation, and even treat the pain that arises from arthritis.
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How to make BisiBele Bath Recipe
Trivia The literal translation of Bisibelebhath in Kannada is "hot lentil rice dish". |
