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Instant Pot Bisibelabath
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Instant Pot Bisibelabath

Bisi bela bath is a popular rice variety made using rice, lentils, mix vegetables and unique spice powder. Bisibelabath in Instant Pot is very easy to make and we will get a perfectly tasty and flavorful rice. Its a delicious and complete meal with the balance of vegetables, lentils and rice.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Rice Varieties
Cuisine: Indian, Karnataka, South Indian
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 199kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 Lemon Size Tamarind
  • ¾ Cup Toor Dal (Pigeon pea) 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 1 Cup Raw Rice
  • 5 Cups Water

For Bisibelabath Spice Powder

  • 2 teaspoon Urad Dal
  • 2 teaspoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • ½ teaspoon Fennel Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Peppercorns
  • 8 Red Chili Adjust according to your spice level
  • 1" Cinnamon
  • 4 Cloves
  • 2 Cardamom
  • Few Curry Leaves
  • 2 tablespoon Desiccated Coconut

Other Spices

  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Jaggery

For Tempering

  • 3 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • Few Curry leaves
  • a Pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)

Vegetables

  • 1 Carrot Cubed
  • 10 Beans Chopped to 1" pieces
  • 2 Potato Cubed
  • ¼ Cup Green Peas
  • 1 Cup Baby Onion Peeled & washed

For Garnishing

  • 2 tablespoon Coriander Leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 tablespoon Cashew Ghee roasted Cashews

Instructions

Soaking Tamarind

  • Soak tamarind in 1 cup warm water and extract juice and keep it aside

Preparing Bisibelabath Spice Powder

  • Dry roast all ingredients given under "Bisibelabath Spice Powder" section and roast till the dal turns light brown
  • Cool the roasted ingredients and take in a mixer jar. Add dry coconut and grind everything to a fine powder. Keep this Bisibelabath Powder aside

Start with Tempering

  • Switch on the Instant Pot in Sauté Mode. Heat ghee in the pot. Add mustard and cumin seeds and allow it to sputter.
  • Add Asafoetida and curry leaves and give a mix

Adding Veggies & Spice

  • Now add the baby onions and Sauté in ghee till translucent
  • Then add all the vegetables and give a good mix.
  • Now add the ground bisibelabath powder we prepared earlier and mix well
  • Time to add Tamarind juice. Stir everything. Add washed toor dal and rice to the instant pot and mix.
  • Finally add salt, turmeric powder, jaggery and 5 cups of water. Our Bisibelabath mixture is now ready to get cooked

Cooking Process

  • Cancel the Sauté mode in the Instant Pot. Close the Instant Pot with the lid and secure the vent to "Sealing" Position
  • Press the "Pressure Cook/ Manual" mode and set the timer for 8 mins.
  • Once the cooking process is done, allow the pressure to naturally release fully. The Vent will be relased to "Venting" mode. Open the lid carefully. Stir the Bisibelabath nicely.

Garnishing Time

  • Time to garnish. Garnish the yummy Bisibelabath with coriander leaves, ghee and ghee roasted cashews and give final mix

Serving Time!

  • Serve the yummy Bisibelabath with Onion raita, Boondi, papad and enjoy the complete meal!

Video

Notes

  1. We can use Store bought Bisibelabath Powder instead of freshly grinding that will quicken the process. You can read the instruction given in the back of store bought powder label and add the powder accordingly
  2. For Instant pot cooking, we don't need to soak the rice. We can wash the rice and dal and add it directly to the pot
  3. 1 lemon size will be around 2 tablespoon of tamarind paste
  4. If you don't have dry coconut, use the fresh coconut but fry the fresh coconut till brown and then grind it along with other grinding ingredients. I have used store bought desiccated coconut
  5. We can follow the same procedure and cook Bisibelabath in Pressure cooker also. At times, some brands of toor dal don't cook properly in tamarind juice. So we can cook rice and dal separately and prepare the bisibelabath mixture and mix everything together 
  6. Some times the Bisibelabath turns too thick after few hours. You can add hot boiling water along with ghee and mix it to bring back to the consistency that you want. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 922mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 24mg