Bisibele Bhath

Ingredients:

1 cup rice + ¼ cup toordaal washed and drained
1 medium onion finely chopped
5-6 curry leaves
2 tbsp Sambar masala (or to taste)
3 medium tomatoes blanched and pureed
1 tsp of tamarind pulp(optional)
1 cup mixed vegetables (potato, peas, carrot, eggplant) cut into ½ inch cubes
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
Pinch of hing
Salt to taste

Method:
1.      Keep 4 cups of water to boil.
2.      Heat oil in a pressure pan. Add mustard seeds. Once they sputter, add hing, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Saute for 30 secs.
3.      Add onions and sauté for 2-3 mins.
4.      Add vegetables, sambar masala and chili powder, mix well. Let it cook for a couple of mins.
5.      Now add tomato puree and mix. Add rice and daal. Mix well. Add tamarind pulp.
6.      Now add the boiling water, salt and mix. Once the mixture starts boiling, fit the lid and cook for 4 whistles.
7.      Once the pressure is cleared, open the pressure pan. Add water to adjust consistency. This rice has more runny consistency than normal rice.
8.      Serve hot with ghee.