Bisebele Bhath

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup

Toor daal - 3/4 cup

Mixed veggie - 2.5 cups 

(carrots, beans, peas, potatoes, corn)

Tomato - 1

Onion - 1 medium
Green pepper - 1 small
Ginger - 1 inch 

Tamarind paste - to taste 

salt 

turmeric - 1 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp 

bisebele bhath powder - I prefer MTR brand - 1-2 tbsp

vegetable oil 

Tadka

Ghee

Heeng

Peanuts, roasted - 1/4  cup

Curry leaves - 1-2 sprig

Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp

Urad daal - 1/2 tsp

Chana daal - 1/2 tsp 

Method 

soak daal and rice together for 30 minutes. If you are in rush soak them in warm water as soon you decide to cook this dish 

Chop onions, ginger , tomatoes, green chilies 

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add cumin. Once it crackles , add chopped ginger , green peppers and onions and sauté for 1-2 minutes.

Next add tomatoes followed by chopped vegetables. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes. 

Add turmeric powder, corriander powder, bisibele bhat powder and give a nice stir.

Next add soaked rice and daal with 3 cups of water. 

Add salt and pressure cook on medium heat for 3-4 whistles

Turn off the heat, relsease the pressure and check for doneness of vegetables and daal. If they are undercooked, pressure cook for one more whistle

Add tamrind paste and adjust for the seasoning 

in a separate pan, prepare tadka with ingredients under "tadka"

Pour the tadka on the cooked dish and close the lid so that the flavors get absorbed.