Avalakki Bisi Bele Bhaat | Poha Bisi Bele Bhaat | Breakfast Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
- ½ Cup mung dal/hesaru bele
- 1 Cup thick avalakki/poha
- 1 Tbsp ghee
- 2 Tsp coconut oil
- 1 diced carrot
- 7-8½" cut green beans
- 1 tomato
- ½ diced green capsicum/bell pepper
- ½ Cup green peas
- 1 Tsp mustard
- ½ Tsp jeera
- A broken dry red chilli
- 1 Tsp urad dal/uddina bele
- 1 Tsp chana dal/kadale bele
- ¼ Cup groundnuts
- 8-10 cashews
- Few curry leaves
- 1 piece/1 Tbsp jaggery
- 2 Tbsp tamarind extract or 1 Tsp tamarind paste
- 1 Tbsp bisi bele bhaat powder/sambar powder
- ¼ Tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ Tsp turmeric
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves to garnish
- Heat half the ghee and oil in a pan/pot
- Add carrot and beans, saute for 2-3 mins
- Add chopped tomato and saute
- Meanwhile wash mung dal and keep aside
- Once tomatoes soften a bit add washed mung dal
- Pour 2 Cups water and let it cook
- While the vegetables and dal are cooking, heat remaining oil and ghee in another pan and add mustard and jeera. Let them splutter
- Add a pinch of hing, broken red chilli, urad dal, chana dal and curry leaves
- Add groundnuts and cashews and fry till they start turning golden
- Next add chopped capsicum and saute
- When capsicum caramelize lightly and soften remove from heat keep aside
- Now in the other pan dal should have cooked and vegetables softened
- Lightly mash the dal and mix well
- Add tamarind paste/extract and jaggery
- Next masalas can go in, BBB powder or sambar powder, turmeric and red chilli powder, mix well
- Add salt to taste and some green peas
- Pour water to adjust consistency and let it simmer
- Wash avalakki/poha 2-3 times
- Let it soak in water for 3-4 minutes or till they are soft to the touch
- Drain avalakki/poha and squeeze excess water
- Add the washed poha into the dal masala
- Mix very well
- Next add the capsicum mixture we fried earlier
- Lastly add coriander to garnish
- Serve hot!
As mentioned you can use BBB masala or sambar powder
Add potato also if you like, you can also add some double beans, tastes great!
Do not oversoak the avalakki/poha it will become very soggy
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/avalakki-bisi-bele-bhaat/
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