Instant Pot Bisi Bele Bath Recipe

Bisi bele bath is a delicious pot meal made of rice, lentils, vegetables and a special spice blend. It is served for breakfast in Karnataka cuisine, but it’s a perfect dish to serve as a wholesome meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Natural Pressure Release10

Total Time45

Course: rice

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 2894kcal

Author: Geetha

Equipment

1 Instant Pot
Wooden Spoon

Ingredients

1 Cup = 250ml ; 1 Tablespoon = 15ml ; 1 Teaspoon = 5ml

468 gms (or) 2 Cups Rice
230 gms (or) 1 Cup Toor Dal
92 gms (or) ½ Cup Peanuts
2 Tablespoons Oil
2 Tablespoons Ghee
1 Teaspoon Mustard
1 Teaspoon Cumin
10-12 Curry leaves
¼ Teaspoon Asafoetida
240 gms (or) 2 medium Potato washed, peeled and diced into cubes
220 gms (or) 2 big Carrot washed, peeled and diced into cubes
100 gms (or) 25 Green Beans washed and chopped
75 gms (or) ⅓ Cup Frozen Green Peas thawed
120 gms Tomato washed and chopped
Salt as required
80 gms Homemade bisi bele bath powder
120 gms Tamarind pulp
30 gms Jaggery powder
10 cups Water
Handful Fresh coriander leaves washed and chopped

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Instructions

Wash rice and toor dal 3-4 times or until water runs clear. Soak them in sufficient water for 10 to 15 minutes.
468 gms (or) 2 Cups Rice, 230 gms (or) 1 Cup Toor Dal
Soak peanuts in sufficient water in a separate bowl
92 gms (or) ½ Cup Peanuts
Meanwhile, prep vegetables and gather all the required ingredients on the kitchen platform.
240 gms (or) 2 medium Potato, 220 gms (or) 2 big Carrot, 100 gms (or) 25 Green Beans, 75 gms (or) ⅓ Cup Frozen Green Peas, 120 gms Tomato
Press saute button, add oil and melt ghee in the inner steel pot.
2 Tablespoons Oil, 2 Tablespoons Ghee
Once the ghee melts, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, fry for half a minute and let them splutter.
1 Teaspoon Mustard, 1 Teaspoon Cumin
Now add asafoetida, followed by curry leaves and stir.
10-12 Curry leaves, ¼ Teaspoon Asafoetida
Add vegetables, tomato, salt and mix well.
240 gms (or) 2 medium Potato, 220 gms (or) 2 big Carrot, 100 gms (or) 25 Green Beans, 75 gms (or) ⅓ Cup Frozen Green Peas, Salt, 120 gms Tomato
Cook them for 3-4 minutes, stirring regularly to prevent vegetables from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
While the vegetables are cooking, drain the water from the rice, toor dal and peanuts.
468 gms (or) 2 Cups Rice, 230 gms (or) 1 Cup Toor Dal, 92 gms (or) ½ Cup Peanuts
Add the soaked rice, dal, peanuts, tamarind extract, jaggery powder and homemade bisi bele bath powder and mix well.
468 gms (or) 2 Cups Rice, 230 gms (or) 1 Cup Toor Dal, 80 gms Homemade bisi bele bath powder, 120 gms Tamarind pulp, 30 gms Jaggery powder, 92 gms (or) ½ Cup Peanuts
Press the cancel button to turn the saute mode off.
Finally, add the water and coriander leaves and stir until everything is well combined.
10 cups Water, Handful Fresh coriander leaves
Close the pot with the lid, move the steam release valve to sealing position.
Press the pressure cook/manual button, set the timer for 8 minutes at high pressure.
Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally (NPR = natural pressure release) for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, move the steam release valve to the vent to release the remaining pressure manually.
Once the pressure is released, the knob next to the steam release valve drops.
Now open the lid of the instant pot and stir well.
Enjoy the hot bisis bele bath with raita and chips or any side dish of your choice.

Notes

Deglaze the pot before closing it with a lid to prevent a BURN message on display. Some instant pot models display burn even if a tiny piece of vegetable or spice sticks to the bottom of the pot.

Scaling: This one-pot rice and lentil recipe can be scaled up or down. To do so, increase /decrease the quantities of the key ingredients but set the timer same as the original recipe. Instant pot takes care of the rest of the process.

Water: The water required to make bisibele bath is significantly higher than it would be for regular rice.

Consistency: Getting the right consistency is dependent on the rice to water ratio. This delicious rice and lentil dish requires a lot more water. The consistency is similar to ven pongal, dal khichdi and sweet pongal.

This recipe with the mentioned measurements is not intended to cook in a small 3 or 5-quart size instant pot. Scale the recipe down to cook for a small family.

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