Bisibelabath

Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup
Toor Dal - 1/2 cup
Tamarind - small round size
Onion - for sauteing
Beans - 15
Carrot - 1
Peas - 1 handful
Drumstick - half (optional)
Egg plant - 1 (optinal)
Ghee - 1 tsp
Oil
Mustard seed - 1 tsp
Curry leaf
Fenugreek seed - 5
Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Sambar powder - 11/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Salt

For Grinding the Masala

Coriander seed - 1 tbsp
Channa dal - 2 tbsp
Cumin seed - 1 tsp
Fennel seed - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon stick - small
Cloves - 2
Cardamom -1
Kuskus - 1/4 tsp
Coconut - 2 tbsp
Red Chilli whole - 2

Method

Soak the Rice and dal for half an hour.

Soak the Tamarind.

Fry the ingredients mention above for grinding the masala and once it cool down grind the mixture into paste and keep aside.

In the cooker add the ghee and oil. Add mustard seed, fenugreek seed and curry leaf then add onion saute the onion till it golden brown in color. Then add the vegetables mention above one by one and put little salt and saute. After 3 minutes put red chilli, coriander, turmeric powder and asafoetida then add little water and saute. Then add the ground masala paste and little water saute well. Then add the tamarind paste. After 5 minutes Pour 4 cups of water, once it come to boil add the rice and dal put salt for taste. Put the cooker lid after 10 minutes yummy Bisibelabath ready to eat. Serve with Pappad or vadagam or beetroot fry or avarakkai(broad beans) fry.