Bisibelabath, a very aroma rich and appetizing masala sambar rice. The whole garam masala combined with spices and coconut is the secret of this recipe. Many of us would love to order bisibelabath in restaurants but we can make the yummy dish at home with the same taste. Just wanted a little change in the conventional Bisibelabath, then try this Poha (Aval) Bisibelabath and it does tastes amazing. At times we are bored of rice. Semiya, rava, aval are some alternatives for rice and we can make awesome dishes using these ingredients. So this time its Aval Bisibelabath (Poha Bisibelabath). Try this delicious Aval Bisibelabath and I hope you will also enjoy the variation!
Preparation and Yield:
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Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 15 mins |
| Cooking Time | 40 mins |
| Servings | 4 |
| Recipe Category | Main |
| Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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Ingredients:
| Flattened Rice (Aval / Poha) | 1 Cup* |
| Thur dal | 1/2 Cup |
| Tamarind | 1 lemon size |
| Onion ** | 1, if shallots 10-12 |
| Drumstick | 1 |
| Beans | 10 |
| Carrot | 2 |
| Potato | 1 |
| Turmeric | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Hing | a Pinch |
| Chopped Coriander leaves | 1 tablespoon |
| Cashews | 10 |
*1 Cup = 250ml
**Baby onions is preferable than normal onions
For Grinding:
| Oil | 1 teaspoon |
| Coriander Seeds | 1 tablespoon |
| Channa Dal | 2 teaspoon |
| Red Chilli | 7 |
| Fenugreek seeds | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Fennel seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Cinnamon Stick | 1 inch stick |
| Cloves | 3 |
| Cardamom | 1 |
| Grated Coconut | 1/4 Cup |
For Seasoning:
| Ghee | 2 teaspoon |
| Mustard Seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Curry Leaves | few |
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- Take thur dal in a vessel. Add turmeric powder. Add water and pressure cooker dal till it is mushy. Wash the Poha (Aval) twice and sprinkle little water and let it sit aside for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, check the oval, if it is too dry, sprinkle little more water and mix well and then let it sit for another 5-7 minutes.
- Soak the tamarind in the water and extract the tamarind juice.
- Heat the tawa and add one spoon of Oil. Once the Oil gets heated, then add red chilli, coriander seeds, channa dhal, fenugreek (vendhayam) seeds, fennel seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and fry them till the colour of the dal changes to light brown. Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool.
- Add grated coconut and grind everything to a fine paste
- Heat oil in a pan. Add onions (Shallots) and saute till it turns translucent. Add vegetables and stir-fry in high flame for 2 minutes
- Add water and turmeric powder and cook the vegetables till they are soft and tender.
- Add the tamarind juice to the cooked vegetables along with salt and allow the mixture to cook in the low flame for about 5 minutes till the raw smell of tamarind goes off
- Next, Add the mashed dal and ground masala to the tamarind and vegetable mixture and boil for 5 minutes.
- Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves and remove from flame.
- Heat the thawa and add a spoon of ghee. Add the mustard and once the mustard started to sputter then add curry leaves. Add cashews and fry till its color changes to golden brown. Then add these seasoned ingredients to the bisibelabath mixture.
- Take the soft poha and add the bisibelabath mixture mix well.
- The yummy Bisibelabath is now ready to serve with onion Raitha or just papad or chips.
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