Bisi Bele Bhath

Ingredients

Raw rice : 1 cup
Toor Dal : 1/2 cup
Tamarind : size of 1 big lime
Small onions : 1/4 kg
Turmeric pdr : 1/2 tsp
Jaggery : size of 1 small lime
Ghee : 2 tbsp

To be ground to a powder

Grated Coconut : 1/2 coconut
Coriander seeds (Dhania) : 5 tsp
Cinnamon : 1" piece
Fenugreek seeds (Methi) : 2 tsp
Chana Dal : 1 tsp
Red Chillies : 8 nos.

Method

1. Mix rice and dal together. Wash thoroughly and pressure cook for 4 whistles with 5 cups water.
2. Extract water out of the tamarind and add small onions, salt, turmeric powder and jaggery and bring to a boil.
3. Add cooked rice-dal mixture and the ground powder. Mix well.
4. Turn off gas and add ghee. Stir and serve hot with papad. Note that the consistency of the rice should be a little gooey.