Bisi Bele Bath | Instant Pot Bisi Bele Bath | Sambar Sadam | Hot Lentil Rice

Bisi Bele Bath is from Karnataka and is also known as Sambar Sadam.  This delicious rice can be prepared in several ways with various ingredients.  We can add more veggies like beans, potatoes, peas and carrot but today I have made in a very simple way by adding only peanuts.  Bisi means hot, Bele means lentil, and Bath means rice dish; so together it means Hot Lentil Rice 😋. We can make this in pressure cooker, by cooking rice and dal first then mixing in other masalas.  I made it in Instant Pot today which is even more easier than a cooker.  I used the saute mode to make the masala and then added rice and dal - there is no difference in the taste between pressure cook method and Instant Pot, so anything is fine.  I used sambar powder instead of the Bisi Bele Bath powder, but the spices used in both vary very little.  Chips, Boondi, Pappad, Raita or potato fry are all wonderful combos for Bisi Bele Bath 😋😋

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STEP BY STEP BISI BELE BATH:

INGREDIENTS:

Rice                     - 1 Cup

Toor Dal              - 3/4 Cup

Sambar Powder   - 2 tbsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Peanuts                 - 1/4 Cup

Onion                   - 1 

Tomato                 - 1

Tamarind Juice     - 1 Cup

Asafoetida            - 1/4 tsp

Curry Leaves       - few

Red chilies           - 5 - 6       

Salt                      - to taste

Water                   - 5 Cups

TO TEMPER:

Gingelly Oil        - 2 tbsp

Ghee                    - 1 tbsp

Cinnamon Stick   - 1 small (piece break into pieces)

Cloves                  - 3

HOW TO MAKE:

Wash rice and toor dal together and keep aside.  Soak lemon sized tamarind in a cup of water for 20 minutes extract juice and keep aside. 

Turn on instant pot saute mode heat oil, splutter mustard seeds add cinnamon stick, cloves, curry leaves and asafoetida.  Saute for a minute, add peanuts and red chillies.  Roast peanuts till golden brown. 

Add chopped onion and fry till translucent.  Add tomatoes and cook till soft and tendered. 

Add sambar powder or bisi bele bath powder and turmeric powder.  Mix well.  

Cancel saute mode, add rice and toor dal, tamarind juice and 5 cups of water.  Water ratio is for 1 cup rice 3 cups water and for 3/4 cup toor dal add 2 cups water.  Pressure cook 12 minutes in high pressure. 

Bisi Bele Bath is ready.  Drizzle some gingelly oil and serve hot.  Potato fry, chips, pappad, raita and boondi are the best combo for this delicious Bisi Bele Bath 😋😋

TIPS:

Carrot, beans, peas and potato can be added to make this bath even delicious.

I have added sambar powder and there is no much difference between this and BBB powder.  

Use gingelly oil and ghee for a nice flavor.