One-pot meals make a lot of sense… because so much of what people hate about cooking is really the cleanup, the mess, the grease. – Tom Douglas
Bisibele Bath – rice, lentils and vegetables cooked together with a melange of spices is a famous dish from South India. Traditionally laborious process, this involves cooking ingredients separately and then combining them.
For Earth day, presenting my trademark one post version of this, that turns out equally delicous and is often a request in pot luck meals. It saves fuel, water wasted to clean dishes and time – all of which is precious !
🥥Prep
✔Soak 1 cup Thur dal for 2 hrs
Grind together
✔1/2 cup coconut with 1 tsp MTR Bisible bath powder
Method
🍚In a 6 qt Instant Pot,
Add 4 tbsp of oil
Saute 1 cup diced onion with 10 to 15 curry leaves till translucent
🍚Add
2 tsp MTR Sambar powder
3 tsp MTR Bisibele Bath powder
1/2 tsp Turmetic
3 tsp salt
3 tbsp of Swad Tamarind Paste
4 cups vegetables
🍚Add enough water to cover the vegetables
Bring to boil and let simmer till raw smell of spices dissipates
🍚 Drain and add the dal.
Add 2 cups of washed jasmine rice.
Top up with another 5 cups of water.
Add the spice paste and mix all thoroughly.
🍚Pressure cook for 8 minutes. Let pressure settle and open
🍚Garnish with a generous handful of Cilantro
🍚Tempering
Heat 1 tbsp Oil and 3 tbsp Ghee
Let splutter
1.5 tsp Cumin/ Jeera
1.5 tsp Mustard seeds
Add and brown
Half a handful cashwnuts
1 tbsp Urud dal
3 red chilies ripped
1/2 tsp Asafoetida
Add to the Bisibele Bath !
🍚Serve hot with chips 🍟or Apalam / Papad
Rooted in Rasam 