Bisi bele bath

Ingredients:

Rice - 2cups
Kandipappu /Tur dal - 2/3cup
Carrot - 3 small( 1 big)
Mullangi / parsnip - 1small
Sorakaya /bottle gourd  - small piece
Dry peas - 1/4cup
Tomato - 1 big
Oinion - 1 big
Green chillies - 3
Tamarind - 1 lemon size ball
Oil - 1tbs

Spices:

Sambar powder -2tsp
Red chilly powder - 11/2tsp
Curry powder - 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Salt - 11/2tsp

For tempering:

Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Split black gram - 1tsp
Jeera -1/2tsp
Whole red chilles - 2
Ghee/oil - 1tbs

• Soak dry peas for atleast 3 hrs and cook them until soft .

• Put tamarind in microwave safe bowl and microwave it for 1 minute and let it cool .

• Wash rice and dal , soak for 15 minutes .

• Wash and cut all veggies(carrots , bottle gourd , parsnip, tomato , onion ) in to small pieces and split the green chilles.

• In a pressure cooker , add 1tbs of oil and let it heat on medium flame . When oil is hot  , add split green chilles and saute it for few seconds . Now add chopped onions and saute it until the start changing color to light brown .

• Now add all the remaing veggies and saute it for 1 minute .

• Now add water to pot until veggies are covered (about 3 cups) . Cover the pot and bring it to a boil .

• Now add the soaked rice , dal and add water  (1:4 ratio for rice to water )  i.e  total amount of water used in cooking)

• Now add all the spices to it and mix it well .

• Close the pressure cooker with lid and let  it cook for 3 wistles . Let it cool and until all the pressure is gone .
• Open the lid and mix it well .

• Extract juice from tamaring and add the juice to the cooked rice dal mixture .

• If rice is too thick , add some water ( about 1 cup) , mix it well and check for the final seasoning .Rice should be mushy and creamy consistency.
• Now do the tempering - Heat skillet on medium flame and add ghee to it . When ghee is hot , add the tempering ingredients and let them fry .

• Now add the tempered mixture to the cooked rice and mix it well.

• Serve steaming hot bisi bele bath with ghee and papad .

NOTE:
      - Can use any other veggies like egg plant , cauliflower , beans , beet root ....
      - Can use fresh / frozen peas ( i dont like the sweet bite of fresh / frozen peas )
      - The ratio of rice to dal is 2:1 but that is too heavy for me , so i added less dal .
      - Can always adjust spices according to your taste .