Bisi Bele Hullianna Dals and lentils cooked with veggies By Sanjeev Kapoor 02 Sep 2016 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Rice, Split pigeon pea Cuisine Karnataka Course Main Course Vegetarian Prep Time 1.30-2 hour Cook time 31-40 minutes Serve 4 Taste Sweet and Sour Level of Cooking Easy Others Veg Ingredients list for Bisi Bele Hullianna 11/2 cups Rice soaked and drained 3/4 cup Split pigeon pea soaked and drained 1 1/2 lemon sized ball Tamarind 5 tablespoons Oil 1 medium Onion sliced finely 3/4 Green chilli slit 8-10 Shallot 8-10 Curry leaves 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder 3 medium Tomato quartered 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder to taste Salt 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds 2 Dried red chillies 4 tablespoons Pure ghee 10-12 Cashewnuts Hulianna masala 1/4 cup Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 2 tablespoons Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal) 4 Green cardamom 4 Clove 1 inch piece Cinnamon 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds 4 Dried red chillies Method Soak the tamarind in one cup of warm water for half an hour; extract the pulp, strain and set aside. Dry-roast the hulyana masala ingredients individually on a tawa. Cool, mix and grind to a coarse powder. Heat three tablespoons of oil in a pressure cooker; add the onion and sauté till translucent. Add the slit green chillies and sambhar onions and sauté for a while. Add the curry leaves and turmeric powder. Add the rice, dal and five cups of water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add the tomatoes, asafoetida powder, chilli powder and salt. Stir well and add the powdered huliyana masala. Seal the cooker with the lid and cook over medium heat till the pressure is released three times (three whistles). Remove the lid when the pressure has reduced completely and stir well. If the dish is too dry, add a little warm water. Heat the remaining oil in a small pan; add the mustard seeds and red chillies. When they begin to splutter, pour over the rice. Heat the ghee and fry the cashew nuts till light brown and add to the rice with the ghee. Mix well and serve hot. Nutrition Info Calories 2379 Carbohydrates 287.8 Protein 56.5 Fat 110.4 Other Fiber iron- 14mg #Asafoetida #Cashewnuts #Cinnamon #Clove #Cumin seeds #Curry leaves #Dried red chillies #Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) #Green cardamom #Green chilli #Hulianna masala #Mustard seeds #Oil #Pure ghee #Red chilli powder #Rice #Salt #Shallot #Split Bengal gram (chana dal) #Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal) #Tamarind #Tomato #Turmeric powder Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article