Oats Bisibelabath

• Prep time: 20 min
• Cook time: 20 min
• Serves: 4

Main Ingredients:

1. oats
2. vegetables
3. tur dal

Ingredients

• Oats - 1 cup, dry roast on low flame for 5 mts
• Tur dal - 1/4 cup, washed and cook till soft
• Carrot - 1, peel and cube
• Potato -1, peel and cube
• French beans - 6, string and cut into small pieces
• Green peas - fistful (optional)
• Tomato - 1, large, finely chopped
• Onion - 1, finely chopped
• Tamarind extract - 1 1/2 tbsps (thick extract)
• Jaggery - 1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 1 1/2 tbsps OR 1 tbsp ghee and 1/2 tbsp oil
• For tempering:
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - 5-6
• Oil - 1 1/2 tbsps oil OR 1 tbsp ghee and 1/2 tbsp oil
• For Bisibelabath powder: (roast in a tsp of ghee or oil for 3-4 mts)
• Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Black Pepper corns - 5 to 6
• Red chilies - 2-3, tear and de-seed
• Cinnamon stick - 1/2"
• Cardamom - 1
• Cloves - 1
• Marathi Moggu - 2 (Dried capers)
• Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
• Dry coconut - 1 tbsp
• Raw rice - 3/4 tbsp
• Fennel seeds - 3/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - pinch (methi)
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Method

1. Peel and chop the vegetables. Pressure cook the vegetables till soft.
2. Pressure cook the dal. Prepare the bisi bela bhath powder. Dry roast all the ingredients listed above for bisi bela bhath powder in a teaspoon of oil or ghee for 3-4 mts. Remove onto a plate and cool.
3. While the spices cool, dry roast oats for 3 mts on low to medium flame and keep aside.
4. Blend the cooled spice ingredients to make bisi bela bath powder. Keep aside.
5. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add mustard seeds and as they splutter, add curry leaves and mix. Add chopped onions and saute for 4 mts. Add turmeric powder and mix. Add chopped tomato and cook for 3 mts. Add the vegetables along with any left over water and jaggery and cook for 2 mts.
6. Add cooked dal and mix. Add tamarind extract along with a cup of water and cook for 4-5 mts.
7. Add 1 1/2 tbsps of bisi bele bath powder and salt and mix. You need to mix the powder well such that you do not find any lumps of the spice powder. Add a cup of water at this stage and cook for 2 mts.
8. Add oats and mix. Place lid and cook on low flame for 5 mts. Turn off heat and remove onto a serving bowl.