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Bisi Bela Huli Anna

A staple meal, nutritious and sweet and sour pot of rice.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup toor dal
  • 1 cups rice
  • 1/2 cup thick tamarind juice
  • 5 tsp Bisi Bhele Huli Anna powder(See "Pickles and Spice
  • Mixes" section)
  • 2 cups chopped vegetables(carrots, green beans, potatoes,etc)
  • 4 green chillies, chopped
  • 3 tbsp ghee(clarified butter)
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2 tsp cashewnuts, chopped
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 tsp channa dal
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • Salt to taste



Method:


Wash the rice and toor dal together and cook under
pressure with the chopped vegetables till completely done.
Add the tamarind juice to the above rice/dal/vegetables
and mix well.
Mix in the bisi bhele huli anna powder.
Set aside.
Heat the ghee and add the mustard, green chillies,
curry leaves, cashewnuts, urad dal and channa dal.
When the seasoning is ready,add it to the
rice mixture and add salt to taste.


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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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