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BisiBelaBath/sambar sadam

May 20, 2014 by PadhuSankar 104 Comments

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Bisibelabath is a very popular dish in Karnataka. The name Bisi bele bhaath is a phrase, which literally means “Hot Lentil Rice”, as in Kannada, Bisi means hot, bele means Lentils and bhaath means a dish made of rice (Def-wiki. Since it is cooked with lentils, vegetables and rice and it can be called a one pot meal. Many think it is a very elaborate process but actually it is very simple to make. I learnt this from my Kannada neighbour long time back. We used to go for walk together and the only thing that was common between both of us was cooking. So our conversation was usually about food and recipes. Once I asked her about this bisibela bath and she told me how to prepare it. The very next day I prepared it and liked it so much that I used to make this often. I am a great fan of this rice dish. It tastes great when served hot with papads and onion raita. This is her recipe and the only change I made was, to omit adding a little jaggery at the end. Bisi bele bath masala is available in grocery stores also. So if you do not have much time on hand, you can use the masala available, as that is also equally good. Today let us learn how to make bisi bela bath following this easy recipe.

 

Bisibelabath-Karnataka style
Bisibelabath-Gobi 65-Cucumber pachadi-curd rice-potato chips

Watch the video of making Bisibelebath

BisiBelaBath Recipe
Serves: 3-4

Ingredients needed

Raw Rice – 1 cup
Tur dal – 1/2 cup
Tamarind – small lemon sized ball
Oil -1 tbsp
Ghee – 5 tsp

Vegetables 

Pearl onions -15
Beans – 4-5
Carrot – 2
Potato – 1
Peas – fistful
Tomato – 1
Capsicum – 1

Bisi Bela Bath Masala (fry and dry grind)

Oil – 1 tsp
Kopra/Dry coconut powder -1/2 cup
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Red chillies – 6-7
Bengal gram/Channa Dal – 2 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Fenugreek – 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Cloves – 2
Cardamom -1
Khus khus -1 tsp

For the Seasoning

Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds (vendhayam)– 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – little
Asafoetida/hing – 1/4 tsp

ingredients for making bisi bela bath

Preparation

Dry roast khus khus separately, keep it aside.

Heat a tsp of oil, roast the ingredients under Bisi Bela Bath Masala (except khus khus), adding dry coconut at the end. Roast everything until it becomes slightly brown in colour and dry grind it along with dry roasted khus khus. You can prepare this a few days before if you are using kopra as it will not get spoiled. Store it in an airtight container.

bisibelabath masala powder

Pressure cook rice with 4 ½ cups of water for 4 whistles.

Pressure cook dal with a cup of water and keep aside. Mash it well. I usually soak dal for 15 -20 minutes in hot water to reduce cooking time.

Cut pearl onions into 2-3 pieces. Cut beans and carrot lengthwise or into cubes. Peel and chop potatoes into cubes. Cut capsicum into small pieces.

Soak tamarind in a cup of hot water for 15 minutes. Extract its juice and discard the pulp.

Method

Heat a tbsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves. Saute for a second and add chopped onions.

sauteing onions

Sauté onions until it becomes transparent. Then add all the vegetables (except capsicum) and sauté for a few more seconds. Sprinkle water and cook covered for 4-5 minutes.

how to make bisibelabath

Now add tamarind extract, needed salt and the prepared bisibelabath masala powder. Let it boil well until the raw flavour goes. By the time the vegetables will also get cooked well.

how to prepare bisibelabath

Add cooked dal, cooked rice, 4-5 tsp of ghee and mix well. Cook on low heat for 3-4 minutes and switch off the heat.

bisibelabath recipe

Heat a tsp of ghee and sauté capsicum until slightly cooked. It should be crunchy.

Karnataka style Bisi Bela Bath recipe

Garnish Bisibelabath with sauteed capsicum, finely chopped coriander leaves, mix well and serve hot with chips or papads or onion raita or gobi 65.

Easy Bisi bela bath recipe

Karnataka style Bisi bela bath with onion raita and appalam

how to make Bisibelabath Bisibelabath with onion raita and appalam

Note – As it cools, the bisibelabath will become a little thick. You can add little hot water, a little ghee and re-heat it before serving.

You can cook rice and dal together but certain variety of dal does not get cooked to a mush, so I always cook dal and rice separately.

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Bisibelebath-Karnataka Style Bisibelebath
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

Bisi bele bhath is a rice and lentil based dish from Karnataka. It is a healthy wholesome dish prepared with rice, lentils or dal, vegetables, and spices/bisibelebath powder . It tastes great when served with potato chips, papad or boondi.

Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Karnataka
Keyword: Bisibelebath, Bisibelebath with homemade bisibelebath masala
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
  • 1 cup Raw Rice
  • 1/2 cup Tur Dal
  • Tamarind small lemon sized ball
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 5 tsp Ghee
Vegetables
  • 15 Pearl onions
  • 5 Beans
  • 2 Carrot
  • 1 Potato
  • Peas (fistful)
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1 Capsicum
Bisi Bela Bath Masala Powder (fry and dry grind)
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 1/2 cup Kopra/Dry coconut powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • 6-7 Red chillies
  • 2 tsp Bengal gram/Channa Dal
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1 inch Cinnamon piece
  • 2 Cloves
  • 1 Cardamom
  • 1 tsp Khus khus
For the Seasoning
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/hing
Instructions
Preparation
  1. Heat a tsp of oil, roast the ingredients under Bisi Bela Bath Masala, adding coconut at the end.

  2. Roast everything until it becomes slightly brown in colour and dry grind it. You can prepare this a few days before if you are using kopra as it will not get spoiled. Store it in an airtight container.

  3. Pressure cook rice with 4 ½ cups of water for 4 whistles.

  4. Pressure cook dal with a cup of water and keep aside. Mash it well. I usually soak dal for 15 -20 minutes in hot water as it takes less time for cooking.

  5. Cut pearl onions into 2-3 pieces. Cut beans and carrot lengthwise or into cubes. Peel and chop potatoes into cubes. Cut capsicum into small pieces.

  6. Soak tamarind in a cup of hot water for 15 minutes. Extract its juice and discard the pulp.

Method
  1. Heat a tbsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves. Saute for a seconds and add chopped onions.

  2. Sauté onions until it becomes transparent. Then add all the vegetables (except capsicum) and sauté for a few more seconds. Sprinkle water and cook for 4-5 minutes.

  3. Now add tamarind extract, needed salt and the bisi bela bath masala powder. Let it boil well until the raw flavour goes. By the time the vegetables will also get cooked well.

  4. Add cooked dal, cooked rice, 4-5 tsp of ghee and mix well.

  5. Heat a tsp of ghee and sauté capsicum until slightly cooked. It should be crunchy.

  6. Garnish Bisibelabath with capsicums, coriander leaves and serve hot with chips or papads or onion raita or karaboondi or even gobi 65.

Recipe Notes

As it cools, the bisibelabath will become a little thick. You can add little hot water, a little ghee and re-heat it before serving.

You can cook rice and dal together but certain variety of dal does not get cooked to a mush, so I always cook dal and rice separately.

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Comments

  1. EC

    November 29, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    Love the way u are garnishing the dishes..thanks a lot for this second delicious entry

    Reply
  2. Anncoo

    November 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    This must be delicious. Love your presentation.

    Reply
  3. my kitchen

    November 29, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    Nice presentation

    Reply
  4. my kitchen

    November 29, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    My favorite,looks perfect one

    Reply
  5. jeyashrisuresh

    November 30, 2009 at 12:42 am

    one pot meal which i always love.nice presentation..

    Reply
  6. Sarah Naveen

    November 30, 2009 at 3:37 am

    thats a yummy yummy Sambar rice…looks delicious.

    Reply
  7. Abhilash Pillai

    November 30, 2009 at 5:49 am

    I have tried thair sadam but never a sambhar sadam.

    Looks great!!

    Reply
  8. Prathibha

    November 30, 2009 at 7:34 am

    Lovely platter..one of my favorites..

    Reply
  9. Akal's Saappadu

    November 30, 2009 at 8:15 am

    looks good with the papads and the raita; nice mat you've got there 🙂

    Reply
  10. Latha

    November 30, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Lovely presentation…..looks gr8.

    Reply
  11. Natashya KitchenPuppies

    November 30, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    Sounds delicious! And so much fun to say! 😉

    Reply
  12. Ms.Chitchat

    November 30, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    Yummy sambar rice. Nice click. Sambar rice and appalam, an all time favourite.

    Chitchat

    Reply
  13. Vrinda

    November 30, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    Thanx for visiting my blog…never tried bisibele
    bath at home,looks yumm and i liked the way u carved carrots….

    Reply
  14. Sreelekha Sumesh

    November 30, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Beautiful presentation as always:)rice looks very delicious!

    Reply
  15. Oraphan

    November 30, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    That looks so good! Sounds healthy and yummy! I love it:)

    Reply
  16. Anupama

    November 30, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    Have never tried making this from scratch… yours looks so tempting that i might try it as early as this weekend 🙂

    Reply
  17. Cham

    November 30, 2009 at 10:53 pm

    Beautiful my fav rice variety!

    Reply
  18. kothiyavunu

    November 30, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    Such a great picture, you're making me very hungry. This looks sooooo good,

    Reply
  19. Palidor

    December 1, 2009 at 12:17 am

    I've never had lentil rice before. Would like to try as it looks incredibly yummy.

    Reply
  20. s

    December 1, 2009 at 2:46 am

    awesome presentations….You are such an inspiration
    http://forkbootsandapalette.wordpress.com

    Reply
  21. Sushma Mallya

    December 1, 2009 at 4:38 am

    looks good, nice presentation as always …

    Reply
  22. Kanchan

    December 1, 2009 at 11:48 am

    This sure is a hardwork !! Hats off to you ..
    Btw … I have shared Appreciation award with you .. do collect it :))

    Reply
  23. Kitchen Flavours

    December 1, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    I too love this rice a lot…full of flavour and filling one pot meal….

    Reply
  24. Spice

    December 1, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    nice presentation…….. we usually call this combo vegetable khichri….btw thanks for stopping by at my blog….

    Reply
  25. Dolly

    December 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    Looks delicious and healthy. Love ur presentation. I have had Bisi Bela Bath.Its wonderful and a complete meal by itself.

    Reply
  26. Suvaiyaana Suvai

    December 1, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    nice presentation!!!

    Reply
  27. Valarmathi

    December 2, 2009 at 10:06 am

    I love this rice, yummy one. Lovely presentation, looks delicious.

    Reply
  28. vineetha

    December 2, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Thanks a loott for visiting my blog.I went through ur blog…grt blog.
    Can I request u something? Saw ur sambhar recipe and in the click saw keerai kootu..It looks delicious…When u make it next can u pls share the recipe here..will be following u 🙂

    Reply
  29. Akal's Saappadu

    December 2, 2009 at 10:52 am

    thank you for the comment Padhu, I'm having you on my list already :):)

    Reply
  30. Jaya

    December 2, 2009 at 11:13 am

    thanks for coming by at my place ..BBB looks so good and wonderful pics , makes me feel like having it right now :)…
    hugs and smiles

    Reply
  31. LG

    December 2, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    BBB as we call it is our all time favorite 🙂

    Reply
  32. PadhuSankar

    December 2, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    Thank you for all your wonderful comments. They are so encouraging. Vineetha I will definitely blog the keerai kootu .

    Reply
  33. Smitha

    December 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    First time here!
    Nice blog, of course love BBB…

    Reply
  34. Rohini

    December 2, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    Slurp… Wonderful presentation for a equally wonderful rice.. As you said it surely looks like a lot of effort, but it is really easy to make! Loved ur version!
    You can also send this to EFM rice event dear; it is @ http://www.srishkitchen.com/2009/11/efm-variety-rice-series.html

    Reply
  35. Malar Gandhi

    December 3, 2009 at 12:08 am

    Very nice presentation, no one could resist such yummy meal, right. Love bise bela bath…so yumm'

    Reply
  36. Yasmeen

    December 3, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Perfect all in one meal,I like BBB 😀

    Reply
  37. Bharathy

    December 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Sambhar sadham is an alltime fav in my family :)!..you have a lovely blog with a great collection of homely recipes! 🙂

    Reply
  38. sneh

    December 3, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    Thanks for dropping by..Your presentation is beautiful!. I feel like eating it right now.

    Reply
  39. Pavani

    December 4, 2009 at 2:15 am

    That is a filling meal right there.. I love the way you arranged everything on the plate. You have a wonderful blog with lots of yummy dishes. Will come back for more. Thanks for dropping by my blog, keep visiting 🙂

    Reply
  40. Suma Rajesh

    December 4, 2009 at 6:32 am

    very nicly presented….loved ur platter..

    Reply
  41. Chitra

    January 22, 2010 at 9:17 pm

    Thanks for coming to my site. Your is great and of course if I love sambar I also love bisibele bath. My mom just gave me some new pudi for a batch. Keep up the great work!

    -Chitra
    http://abcdsofcooking.blogspot.com

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  42. Deepa Raman

    January 30, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    yummy….

    Reply
  43. srividhya Ravikumar

    March 16, 2010 at 2:24 am

    Haii 1st time to your site. Looks yummmy. When time permits pls visit my site. vidhya-ravikumar.blogspot.com

    Reply
  44. Sadhana

    June 28, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Looks great dear..I'm a regular visitor of ur blog…all the pics are damn cute and artistic…good work…:-)

    Reply
  45. usha anandvenkatesh

    April 11, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    Padhu,I have tried making bisibelabath many times earlier and it never turned out well not even once and by the time I served this it used become hard and the looseness would disappear. Honestly, this time it came out perfect and by husband enjoyed eating it. Thanks a lot. I am really happy about this.

    Reply
  46. Shanthi

    April 24, 2012 at 8:11 am

    Looks so yumm!! Wonderful combo and sure would have tasted good too.

    Reply
  47. Tata Banumathi

    November 4, 2012 at 8:34 am

    thank u padhu for all ur recipes.iloved them very much

    Reply
  48. Subalakshmi Balasubramanian

    January 26, 2013 at 3:24 am

    I tried it and it came out very well

    Reply
  49. msquestionmark

    March 1, 2013 at 11:16 am

    I tried it and it came out really superb. thanks for the recipe

    Reply
  50. sharadha Vinodh

    April 27, 2013 at 9:24 am

    Hi I tried this recipe and it came so well… My husband really liked it…. Thanks for such delicious posting… Looking for more….

    Reply
  51. Amy A

    May 31, 2013 at 2:37 am

    Hi Padma.. You're blog is a saviour for people like me who are no good at cooking on their own. My big nightmare is that one day I'll wake up and find your blog gone. I never thought I could cook "advanced" dishes like this one.. but I tried it and was amazed at how well it came out.. Thanks a bunch.. I've decided to make one dish from your blog everyday.. 🙂

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  52. Rashi Bhushan

    October 4, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    Thanks for the wonderful recipe Padhu! We made it today and it turned out awesome. We really liked the masala powder recipe you have provided here, made the dish so good. Keep sharing more such recipes.

    Reply
  53. Nandhini Pichandi

    October 7, 2013 at 11:15 am

    Padhu, this recipe is awesome n came up really well today…thank you so much for such a nice post n these are exact measurements..kudoos… i appreciate ur hardwork n passion on cooking.. keep rocking..

    Reply
  54. Vijaya Kumar

    October 14, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    very nice madem. thanks . i love bisibelabath very much.

    Reply
  55. AV3NG3R

    December 8, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    Hi,

    I find your recipes very useful and easy to use. I have a question with your bisibelabath recipe. You said pressure cook rice with 4.5 cups of water. Are you sure about the quantity? Also, can we cook toor dal and rice together or is there a reason they should be done seperaterly?

    Thanks in advance.

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  56. Padhu Sankar

    December 9, 2013 at 5:34 am

    AV3NG3R- Thanks a lot for liking my recipes.The measurement I have given is correct. I have used old rice so it needs that much water .Also bisi bela bath should be mushy. You can cook rice and dal together but at times certain variety of dal does not get cooked properly.So to avoid that I cooked it separately. Hope it is clear now.Thank you.

    Reply
  57. vidhya venkatachalam

    May 17, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    Thanks for all the wonderful recipes. Should we cut all the vegetables lengthwise for this recipe?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      May 18, 2014 at 10:03 am

      Chop pearl onions into 2-3 pieces and all vegetables lengthwise thinly.

      Reply
  58. mahalakshmi kautilya

    June 5, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    When to add tomatoes?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 6, 2014 at 5:56 am

      In the second step under method – I have written "Sauté onions until it becomes transparent. Then add all the vegetables" which includes tomato also. Add tomatoes along with the other vegetables.

      Reply
  59. Manju Subramonian

    June 10, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    Hi padhu
    I tried this recipe as well on a sunday. This came out very well. I shared this recipe with my mom also and she said it tasted awesome and its aroma was so tempting.

    Reply
  60. Aishvarya Venkataseetharaman

    June 29, 2014 at 7:36 am

    Hi!! I tried this today and my family loved it!! I always look to ur recipes whenever I try cooking anything for the first time.. ur procedure is perfect!! thanks a lot!!:)

    Reply
  61. divya

    July 21, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    I tried this recipe today and came out really great. Thanks Padhu 🙂

    Reply
  62. Shantha S

    October 6, 2014 at 9:25 am

    Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
  63. Anonymous

    November 28, 2014 at 8:07 am

    This is the first time cooking and its a success really, thanku pathu Bisibelabath is awesome

    Reply
  64. P76

    January 9, 2015 at 1:25 am

    Hi, padhu. Nice recipe. Tried it last nigt. Turned out very well but too spicy. Probably 4 chillies would have been enough….will try again sometime soon

    Reply
  65. Vaishnavi Rajagopalan

    March 30, 2015 at 1:34 am

    I have made this recipe many times and the BisiBelabath turns out very well each time, Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  66. Gayatri

    October 1, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Hi Madam, thank u for sharing so many wonderful recipes with us. I'm planning to make this bisi bela bath On Sunday……I want to know how much tamarind extract should I use? 1 cup or 2 cup? What is the cup measurement?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 2, 2015 at 4:28 am

      Gayathri – I think you missed reading the last sentence under preparation. I have written "soak tamarind in a cup of hot water" – so 1 cup

      Reply
  67. Unknown

    October 5, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Hi Padma,

    Instead of Kopra can I use fresh coconut and dry roast it? As I don't have Kopra handy….will that affect the taste?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 6, 2015 at 5:39 am

      Yes, you can use fresh coconut and dry roast it well and use it to make bisibelabath. If you have to store the bisi bela bath powder, you have to use kopra.

      Reply
  68. Unknown

    November 30, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    what is the measure of the cup ?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 1, 2015 at 9:08 am

      I use standard measuring spoons and cups . You will get it in all shops which sell baking accessories.

      Reply
  69. deenhabeeb habeeb

    December 30, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    Nice recipe

    Reply
  70. sweetheart

    January 31, 2016 at 7:08 am

    Thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
  71. shrutika a

    February 17, 2016 at 6:21 am

    I don't have coconut… Is there any substitution or can we omit it?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 18, 2016 at 7:05 am

      You need coconut for this recipe. You can omit it but will not be authentic bisi bela bath.

      Reply
  72. Shrads

    July 14, 2016 at 12:45 am

    Tried the recipe as is. Loved it. Its perfect!

    Reply
  73. vijayabanu M

    October 11, 2016 at 4:31 pm

    Hi really superb thanks a lot I tried it so many times but got it good now only

    Reply
  74. vijayabanu M

    October 11, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    Hi superb thanks a lot I tried this so many times but now after reading ur procedure I got it perfectly

    Reply
  75. Maha Lakshmi

    November 13, 2016 at 10:11 am

    Which rice u used? I used jeeraga samba rice..it not OK…pachai ponni rice or biriyani ponni rice?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 13, 2016 at 11:24 am

      I have used regular ponni raw rice.You can use regular rice which you use for cooking.

      Reply
  76. megha r

    December 16, 2016 at 9:04 am

    Hi padhu

    In case I am buying bbb masala from outside which brand will I recommend? ? I stay in bangalore.

    .

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 17, 2016 at 7:31 am

      MTR is good.

      Reply
  77. Blinger

    February 19, 2017 at 9:06 pm

    It came out well…. Thanks. What is the use of khuz khuz though?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 20, 2017 at 11:42 am

      Happy to know that it came out well. Khus Khus is added to give texture, flavor and also for thickening.

      Reply
  78. Shankari Muniyandi

    March 26, 2017 at 7:09 am

    Hi Padhu your recipes are always failproof but I have a doubt I in this one, should I add the complete content of ground bisibella bath powder or only few spoons of it?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 26, 2017 at 8:52 am

      Thank you Shankari for the nice comment. You can add everything.

      Reply
    • Mahalakshmi Venkat

      May 9, 2017 at 8:12 am

      Hi Padhu,
      a commonly liked menu described so simply and clearly by you.
      When we use fresh roasted coconut should this be used in grinding with other spices or can be added to the bisibela directly.
      The other spices can be dry roasted and ground as you mentioned.
      Please advise.
      Thanks, Mahalakshmi

      Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      May 10, 2017 at 6:52 am

      It should be ground with the rest of the ingredients.

      Reply
  79. Unknown

    August 28, 2017 at 3:48 am

    It really came out very well but after some time it's going to be thick so what I do for lunch

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      August 30, 2017 at 6:57 am

      Sambar sadam has the tendency to become thick. Add hot water and cook for a few minutes. You may adjust salt after adding water.

      Reply
  80. VIJAYA LAKSHMI

    March 4, 2018 at 4:16 am

    Tried this as specified. Came out very well. Thanks so much

    Reply
  81. Goldenprose

    April 21, 2018 at 4:09 am

    So simple. I m going to try it right away.
    Thank you !

    Reply
  82. Praveena

    September 2, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    Thanks for the recipe..

    Reply
  83. Sunitha Thiyagu

    September 9, 2018 at 10:03 am

    Thanks, it came out very well.

    Reply
  84. Shankara Narayanan T S

    October 10, 2018 at 5:02 pm

    This has become staple in our house. Thanks a lot. Simple and tasty.
    Vasumathy

    Reply
  85. sowmya

    July 27, 2019 at 6:41 am

    Hi Padhu, I’ve to say that I’ve learnt and enjoyed a lot of recipes over the last few years, thanks to your simple way of explanation and presentation! Keep it going!

    Best Wishes,
    Sowmya

    Reply
  86. Abirami Upendra

    April 12, 2020 at 11:08 am

    Dear Padhu, I am a long time fan of your blog. Tried so many recipes and each and every one was a success. Whenever I make a dish and my family appreciate me, I always say that they should thank you for that. Today I made this bisi bela bath and it too came very well. I want to register my special thanks to you today because in these testing times, food is the only thing that cheers us up. And the appreciation we (ladies) get boosts our spirit. Kudos to you Padhu. Love you loads

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  87. Priscilla James

    August 21, 2020 at 8:13 am

    5 stars
    Tried this recipe it was really nice.Thanks for your recipe

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  88. Aarthi

    August 27, 2020 at 2:53 am

    Hi Padhu, I am a regular follower of your blog. As you say, your recipes are 100% fool proof. Though there may be thousands of cookery channels, I follow only yours. I have a doubt regarding this recipe,, in case I use store bought masala powder , how many spoons should I use for 1 cup or rice ? Can you please clarify?

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    • PadhuSankar

      August 29, 2020 at 11:05 am

      You can add a tbsp spoon. Taste it and check. If needed you can add more.

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  89. Anusha

    December 24, 2021 at 1:00 am

    Hi Padhu, I wish to try this recipe. Is it okay to replace the small onions with big onions since we don’t get small onions here. Thanks !

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  90. Vina

    January 1, 2022 at 1:07 am

    Thanks Padhu, I made bisibele bath and cucumber raitha. The instructions were so clear and helpful that I was able to make it and our family enjoyed todays lunch. Love your recipes!!

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