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Bisi bele dalia(bisi- bele- broken wheat)

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Bisi bele bhath  is a rice dish from karnataka .. Bisi-bele-bhaath literally translates to hot lentil rice in the Kannada language. But when dalia is used instead of rice it adds double the nutrition to this dish. This is a easy yet healthy way to consume dalia (broken wheat ) . Broken wheat is more healthier than normal rice so I tried a version of BBB this time.

 

Ingredients

2 cups – vegetables of your choice (diced)
2 tbsp – tamarind paste (or pulp extracted from a big lemon-sized ball of tamarind)
3/4 cup – Toor dal
11/2 cups – dalia (broken wheat)
Curry leaves, leaves from 2 strands
1 tsp – oil
1 tsp – mustard seeds
1 tbsp – chopped coriander leaves
2 tsp – ghee (optional)
3 tsp – sambhar powder
1 tsp – Red chilli  pd
1/4 tsp – Turmeric pd
1tsp- Dhania or coriander pd
Salt to taste

Method

  • In a pressure cooker heat oil add curry leaves, mustard seeds . After they splutter add onion saute till transparent  and then add tomatoes and cook till they are done .Add vegetables and saute for a while.
  • Add sambhar pd , redchilli pd, cumin pd, turmeric pd, dhania pd, tamarind paste and salt to the the mixture and mix well.
  • Add  dal and dalia,  and 5 cups of water to adjust consistency. Boil for 5 mins till everything mixes well.
  • Cover the pressure cooker and cook in low flame till 3 whistles. After the pressure cools of open the pressure cooker and give a quick mix and serve them hot with appalam or any chips…

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  15. Manjula Bharath says

    Revathi Rangaswamy As mentioned in the post the water level can be more depending on the consistency the lid should be on after the mixture boils a little you have to give it a mix before putting the lid on . Cook the dalia in low to medium flame to avoid burning in the bottom, most often when you keep it in high flame particles settled in bottom cooks faster and doesn't allow the mixer to surround so medium flame is recommended . Also Make note of the intervals between each whistle it should not be too long. Don't get disappointed dear this dish can also be done on a stove top but needs continuous observation.