Bisi bele bhath – my Amma’s speciality

Beans: Based on availability and choice

Dal (lentils): 1 C of any kind of split lentils (toor, moong, massor etc)

Grains: 1C of any kind of grains or choices as listed below

Bisibele bhat Spice Powder: As mentioned below

Seasoning: As listed below

Pick your choice of vegetables: Chayote squash (Seeme badnekai), Tindora, Snake gourd, Green Beans, Carrots, Peas, Potato, Sweet Potato, Green Bell Pepper, Kholrabi (Knool Kohl), Bottle gourd, White Pumpkin, Red Pumpkin, All Colored Bell peppers, Eggplant, Add your own choices too!

2. Beans: Frozen lima beans, frozen brown frozen speckled beans, frozen shelled edamame, frozen baby lima beans, dry lima beans (if using dried, soak overnight and cook with toor dal), flat italian green beans (frozen) and any other veggies of your choice.

Cook daal (lentils) and grain in your preferred method:

3. Daal: Cook

1 C toor dal or 1 C moong daal +

1/4 tsp turmeric +

1 TBS tamarind fruit +

soaked dry beans if any.

4. Grain: 1 C brown rice or broken wheat, or quinoa, or steel cut oats, or millets or cauliflower rice or broccoli rice.

5. BBB Spice Powder:

1 TBS Chana dal

1 TBS Urad dal

1/2 C Dhania seeds

10-12 Dried Red Chilies

1 in piece Cinnamon (optional)

1/4 C Dry copra (lightly roasted)

Hing

Salt

1 tsp dry roasted, small mustard seeds

1-2 sprigs curry leaves

1/4 tsp hing (aesofetida)