Bise Bele Bhaath

Ingredients:

For Masala Powder:

• chana dal -2 tbsp
• urad dal- 2 tbsp
• red chillies - 5-6
• cinnamon sticks - 1/2 broken
• Coriander seeds(dhania) - 3 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds(menthya) - 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• dry coconut - 1/2 cup

Vegetables:

• carrots - 1/2 cup
• green beans - 1/2 cup
• green peas - 1/4 cup
• potatoes - 1 small

1 and 1/2 cups of dry long grained rice and toor Dal

Tamarind water - 1/2 cup Salt to taste

Preparation:

Dry roast the dals and dhania, jeera, red chillies, menthya. roast cinnamon with little bit of ghee. separately dry roast coconut. Allow them to cool. then grind it to a powder.
Cut the vegetables and cook them in little bit of oil.
Pressure cook rice, toor dal and one-fourth cup of peanuts. Once it is cooked add tamarind water, masala powder(prepared as above) and salt to taste. Add the cooked vegetables and stir it well.
In a small nonstick pan heat 3 tbsp of ghee. Add Chana dal(2 tsp), hing and a pinch of turmeric. Pour this onto the prepared bhaath.

THis dish is very filling and goes well with potato chips and sandige.