Bisi Bele Bath

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==Description==
* Ethnicity - South Indian
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
==Ingredients==
* 1½ cups rice 
* ½ cup tur dal 
* 2 small brinjals 
* 1 carrot 
* 2 drumsticks
* a small piece of vegetable marrow 
* a handful Madras onions 
* a pinch turmeric powder 
* 6 red chillies
* 4 green chillies
* 2 tsp mustard 
* 20 g cashew nut 
* a few curry leaves 
* a few coriander leaves
* tamarind size of a lime 
* ghee for frying 
* salt to taste 
=== Powdering ===
* 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 
* 1 tsp coriander seeds 
* 6 red chillies 
* grated coconut 
=== Masala ===
* 4 cardamoms 
* 4 cloves
* ½ tsp aniseeds 
* 1 tsp poppy seeds 
* a small piece cinnamon 
==Directions==
# Peel Madras onions. 
# Peel and cut vegetables into 1 inch pieces. 
# Wash rice and dal thoroughly. Place it in a container with 2½ cups of water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables. 
# Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the ingredients for powdering until fenugreek turns golden brown in colour. Powder and keep aside. 
# Heat some more oil and fry poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, aniseeds. Powder and keep aside. 
# Soak tamarind in a little water and extract juice. 
# Heat oil, add red and green chillies, mustard and curry leaves. When mustard crackles, add to rice and mix well. Add tamarind juice, salt to taste and mix thoroughly. 
# Heat a little ghee and fry cashew nuts until golden brown in colour. 
# Add to rice along with powdered ingredients and masala powder. Mix well. Remove from fire. 
# Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and add some ghee just before serving.
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