🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Bisi Bele Khichdi

Name: Bisi Bele Khichdi
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1, chopped Tomato; 1, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3/4 cup Rice; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal); a pinch Asafoetida; 1 cup, chopped Mixed Vegetables

🇮🇳 Indian

The bisi-bele spice mix folded into soft khichdi, Karnataka's spoonable comfort. The original comfort food: rice and dal melting into each other. Serve hot with papad, pickle and a big spoon of ghee.

Prep 12 min Cook 25 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato1, chopped
Green Chili1, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Rice3/4 cup
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
Asafoetidaa pinch
Mixed Vegetables1 cup, chopped

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Combine the rice and rice, rinse twice, and keep them ready in a bowl.
2
Warm the ghee, drop in cumin seeds and let them darken a shade before anything else.
3
Fry the onion till golden, add ginger garlic paste, tomato and the ground spices; cook till jammy.
4
Tumble in the rice and rice, coat in the masala, add water (1:4) and bring to a boil.
5
Let the cooker release naturally, beat the khichdi with a ladle till creamy, and serve swimming in extra ghee.

Chef's tip

Moong dal with skin gives texture; without skin, pure softness.

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Watch how it's made

Video: कर्नाटका स्पेशल बिसी बेले भात । Bisi Bele Bath- Rice, lentils, mix veggies with Special Spice Powder · on YouTube