Bisibelabath

Ingredients:

Tur dal - 1/2cup
Rice - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Tamarind - size of a lime
Red chillies - 6nos
Green chillies - 4nos
Mustard - 2tsp
Curry leaves - few
Cashewnut - 20gms
Ghee for frying
Mixed vegetables of ur choice
onions if needed
Salt to taste

For Powdering

Red chillies - 6nos
Fenugreek seeds - 1tsp
Coriander seeds - 1tsp
Grated coconut
Cloves - 4
Channa dal - 1 tsp

Method of Preparation :

Wash rice and dal thoroughly. cook it in a container with 21/2 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables and green chillies.

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.
Soak tamarind in a little water and extract juice.
Add the powder to the tamarind extract and boil it with the required salt. once this boils pour this mixture to the rice and mix it well over the stove for some time

Heat oil, add red chillies, mustard and curry leaves. When mustard crackles, add to rice and mix well.

Heat a little ghee and fry Cashewnuts until golden brown in colour. Add to rice Mix well. Remove from fire.
Sertve with papad,raita or potatoe chips .