Avalakki bisi bele bhath

Bisi bele bhath, a traditional mysorean dish very very famous across most homes in karnataka, wait a minute i have small twist to this dish.. have you ever made it with avalakki and moong dal... if u havent do try coz it's real yum..

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Serves: 7


Ingredients: 

1. Vegetables 200 gm each of carrots, beans, 2 capsicum, 3 tomatoes.
2. Green peas/green pigeon peas 100 gms
3. Moong dal 11/2 cup
4. Avalakki 1 cup (5-6 handful)
5. Salt
6. Oil
7. Bisi bele bhath powder
8. Dry red chillies 3-4
9. Mustard seeds 1 tsp
10. Curry leaves
11. Water
12. Tamarind about a lemon's size
13. Jaggery half cube
14. Cashews 10-12

Method: 

1. Cut the vegetables (beans, carrot and the green peas) and cook them along with washed moon dal till half done.
2. Soak the avalakki for about 5 minutes and keep aside.
3. To the half cooked dal and vegetables add bisi bele bhath powder, salt, tamarind extract and let it boil till all the raw smell disappears.
4. Add tomatoes and cook and at this stage add the avalakki and mix well.
5. Heat oil in a kadhai and make seasoning of mustard seeds, dry red chillies, cashews and add the capsicum as well.
6. Mix this into the bhath and give it a nice stir. Let it boil for 2 more minutes.
7. Add jaggery, mix well and serve hot with or without raitha.