BISI BELA BATH

BISI BELA BATH-by-Shruthi

Ingredients:
For preparing POWDER for this bath channadhaal-
1 cup urdh dhaal-
1 cup Coriander seeds(dhaniya)
2 cupsjeera-
1 cup red dry chillies-(Badige)
1.5 cupcurry leaves
1.5 cupdry coconut grated

Procedure:
cupFry all the above items separately in a pan without adding oil. fry only chillies with oil.salt- to tasteDry tamarind- cut it in to pieces (1 small cup)Add all the above items in the mixie and grind it. Dont make it very fine powder. let it be little coarse.
main procedure :
The above said powder you can store it in a fridge for a very long time and use it when ever you are making bise bele bath. Rice-1/2 cup Tur dhaal- 1/2 cupcarrot, beans, aloo,peas(Chopped)- 1 1/2 cup tomato-1 onion-1(optional) Tamarind full-1 .5 tspn jaggery-1.5 tspn(depends on taste) Procedure: First boil dhaal and rice together in cooker by adding 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker. 3-4 whistles raani...Boil all the veggies except tomato.Finally in a separate pan, mix the cooked rice & dhaal and boiled veggies by adding chopped tomato.keep it on a low flame.add little water.Add bise bele bath powder and salt and tamarind pulp and jaggery.keep stirring.Bise bele bath is good to have it when it is HOT...Name says it...Finally add seasoning with mustard seeds , jeera and ingu.Enjoy with boondhi or mixture.(Spicy)U can make serve with Raitha too... **************************************************