Bisi-Bele Bhat (Spicy mixed rice)

Bisi-Bele Bhat (Spicy mixed rice)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Basmati rice
• 2 cups of tuar dal
• 2 cups of mixed vegetables (carrot,
  onion, beans,
  capsicum, potato and
  green peas) (cut in fine pieces)
• 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida
• 2-3 dried red chili
• 2 tablespoon curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• 1 teaspoon chana dal
• 1 teaspoon khus-khus
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoon whole coriander
  seeds 
• 1/2 cup of tamarind pulp
• 4 tablespoon of mustard oil
• 2 tablespoon ghee
• Salt according to taste

Preparation:

1. Wash the rice and dal properly and keep aside.
2. Roasted all the spices (red chili, coriander, khus-khus, urad dal, chana dal) and make powder.
3. Heat the oil in a heavy pan, sauté the mustard seeds, curry leaves and
   asafoetida.
4. Add water, turmeric powder, vegetables and tuar dal and cook it for few min.
5. When the vegetables and dal is half cooked, add rice, tamarind pulp, salt and 
   roasted spices powder, mix well and cook until done.
6. Serve Bisi-bele bhat with pure ghee.