Thursday 24 July 2014

Oats Bisibelebath

Oats Bisibelebath - Anuradha Mudalagiri Kamath

Recipe
Ingredients
Oats - 1 cup, dry roast on low flame for 5 mts
Tur dal - 1/4 cup, washed and cook till soft
Tomato - 1, large, finely chopped
Tamarind extract - 1 1/2 tbsps (thick extract)
Jaggery - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 1/2 tbsps OR 1 tbsp ghee and 1/2 tbsp oil
For tempering:
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 5-6
Oil - 1 1/2 tbsps oil OR 1 tbsp ghee and 1/2 tbsp oil
For Bisibelabath powder: (roast in a tsp of ghee or oil for 3-4 mts)
Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper corns - 5 to 6
Red chilies - 2-3, tear and de-seed
Cinnamon stick - 1/2"
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 1
Marathi Moggu - 2 (Dried capers)
Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
Dry coconut - 1 tbsp
Raw rice - 3/4 tbsp
Fennel seeds - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - pinch (methi)
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Method
1.Prepare the bisi bela bhath powder-
Dry roast all the ingredients listed above for bisi bela bhath powder in a teaspoon of oil or ghee for 3-4 mts. Remove onto a plate and cool.Blend the cooled spice ingredients to make bisi bela bath powder. Keep aside.
2.Pressure cook the dal.
3.dry roast oats for 3 mts on low to medium flame and keep aside.
4.Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add mustard seeds and as they splutter, add curry leaves and mix.Add turmeric powder and mix. Add chopped tomato and cook for 3 mts add jaggery and cook for 2 mts.
5.Add cooked dal and mix. Add tamarind extract along with a cup of water and cook for 4-5 mts.
6.Add bisi bele bath powder and salt and mix. You need to mix the powder well such that you do not find any lumps of the spice powder. Add a cup of water at this stage and cook for 2 mts.
7.Add oats and mix. Place lid and cook on low flame for 5 mts. Turn off heat add coriander leaves and remove onto a serving bowl
Tips
-At the time of serving you can top with roasted cashew nuts or sev for a crunchy experience.
-You can add any vegetable of your choice at stage 4 .semi boil them seperately to cook quickly
Add more water for a thinner consistency of bisibelebath

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