Bisi bela

Name: Bisi bela
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 black peppercorns; 118 milliliters diced carrots; 3 Tbsps chopped cilantro for garnish; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 2 inches cinnamon stick, broken up; 79 milliliters frozen Fresh shredded coconut; 1 Tbsp Coriander seeds; 118 milliliters split green pea (rehydrated) or frozen peas; 1 sprig curry leaves; 118 milliliters dried pigeon peas (tuvar or arhar dal); 1 Tbsp split dried garbanzo beans (chana dal); 59 milliliters ghee; 237 milliliters jasmine tai rice; 4 servings Lime wedges; 1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds; 118 milliliters peeled diced potatoes; 1 can Any other vegetables you think of (except slimy okra!); 4 servings Salt to taste; 5 scallions chopped green & white; 237 milliliters sprouted mung bean; 2 teaspoons tamarind extract (the lighter colored ones from the glass bottles, not the blackish plastic bottles (tamcon) labelled in yellow); 0 teaspoons turmeric powder; 1 Tbsp split dehusked urad dal; 4 servings Water as needed

Bisi belan is a gluten free and vegetarian main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 18g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 542 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of water, coconut, turmeric powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the tamarind you could follow this main course with the Anti-Valentine’s Day Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Dry roast all the ingredients for the masala till golden & emitting an aroma.

Remove & set aside. Do the same for the shredded coconut, toast till it turns a reddish brown hue.

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Shredded Coconut

Toast

Combine & grind to a paste using as little water as needed

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Water

Wash the rice & dried pigeon peas.

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Dried Pigeon Peas

Rice

Add ~ 3 cups water and cook till the pigeon peas are well cooked & mashed up. A pressure cooker is ideal for this. Set aside

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Pigeon Peas

Water

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Pressure Cooker

Heat the ghee in a large dutch oven pan, add the mustard, cloves & cinnamon, when the mustard seeds sputter, add the Curry leaves & give a stir.

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Mustard Seeds

Curry Leaves

Cinnamon

Mustard

Clove

Ghee

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the sprouted mung beans and other vegetables & sautee till slightly soft. For the crunchier root vegetables You may microwave in adequate water till soft, drain & add to the other vegetables.

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Root Vegetable