Bisi bele bath in Insta Pot.

Bisi bele bath powder – 1 packet - 100gms

Rice – 3 cups (washed and soaked)

Toor dal – 2 cups (washed and soaked)


Onions – 4 medium onions

Tomato – 4 chopped

Potato – 2 cups diced small

Carrot- 1 cup

Beans- 1.5 cup

Capsicum – 1 big - diced into small cubes

Peas – ¾ cup

Jagery – ½ tsp (optional)

Mustard seeds – 1tsp

Hing – 1 tsp

Tamarind concentrate paste – 3 to 4 tsp ( I use store bought TAMICON brand)

Salt – to taste

Oil- 2 tbsp

Curry leaves – few

Dry red chilies – 5

Cashews – 10 ( broken into small pieces

Ghee - 4 tbsp. ( 2 for IP and 2 for Seasoning)

 

Method :

1.     Plug in INSTA POT and tap sauté mode in medium.

2.     Heat 2 tbsp ghee and 2 tsp oil

3.     Now add onion and fry till light golden brown

4.     Now add potato, beans, carrot and mix well and stir fry for some time.

5.     Now add rice and toor dal tomatoes, salt n mix well.

6.     Now add bisi bele bath powder and mix well.

7.     Add 9 cups of water and close the lid and stop sauté mode.

8.     Now press Manual mode and keep timer as 12 mins and seal the vent.

9.     After 12 mins let it sit for 5 mins and stop the IP and open the lid.

10.  Now add capsicum, peas, Jaggery, tamarind pulp and chopped coriander leaves.

11.  Add 1 cup water n mix well.

12.  Add 1 more cup water and mix well as runny texture.

 

Seasoing :

1.     Add 3 tbsp of ghee, mustard seeds, dry red chilies, curry leaves and hing and cashews (optional) and fry nicely. And add to rice n mix well and serve.