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Kodo millet bisi bele bath | Harka bisi bele bath | Healthy Karnataka bisi bele bath recipe with millet

Kodo millet in other languages - Hindi: Kodra; Tamil: Varagu; Telugu: Arikelu; Kannada: Harka/ Arka; 

Millet bisi bele bath with kodo millet (harka), tastes even better than the regular rice bisi bele bath. And the flavor is also amazing.

One thing I noticed was rice bisi bele bath becomes hard once cooled where-as kodo or any other millet bisi bele bath remains soft and also is suitable for lunch box. 

Bisi bele bath  being staple and famous one-pot-meal of Karnataka why not we try this healthier version with millets, I tried bisi bele bath with almost all the millets harka, saame, navane, all of them tastes good.

Bisi bele bath is a popular dish of Karnataka, this is also healthy and a simple dish we usually make it for breakfast. This dish contains all the nutrients required for an early morning food - dal for protein, rice or millet for carbs, veggies for vitamins, spice & ghee for digestion. what more can you ask for?

And this one being millet bisi bele bath- adds additional benefits of millet's. Most people after knowing the benefits of millet's try to consume in many ways which might not be a tastier dish and then stop eating millet's. But if you try this recipe, you will definitely fall in love with this recipe for sure. 

Traditionally, preparation is done by first cooking dal with lots of water in open container and when dal is half cooked add soaked rice or millet, after rice is cooked to 3/4 th, add in veggies and spice powder and salt (veggies like carrot, beans, potatoes, navil kosu /nokal or turnip, onions and tomatoes can be added) then stir fry capsicum in oil and add at the end once all other veggies are cooked (this is optional) . Then add tamarind and jaggery and cook till all of them blend well. Then garnish with ghee,mustard, hing and hand full of cashews.  

The bisi bele bath needs a spice powder which can be prepared before-hand and store for few days as well. But preferably use up within two weeks to get fresh aroma to the recipe. I prepare this powder very simple and a very few ingredients that my grand-mom thought me, not to complicate with all the spices from kitchen. As I always say, simple ingredients adds good taste than adding many. So for bisi bele bath I use only cinnamon, cloves for aroma along with chana dal, urad dal, coriander seeds and red chillies that is all bisi bele bath spice powder is ready in few minutes.

And similarly preparing this recipe is also very easy I would say this is a perfect bachelors and beginners recipe. I started preparing this at-least once in a week and also learnt a easy way, I add all the ingredients - millets, dal, veggies, spice, salt and water and pressure cook, then open and add very little tamarind and jaggery if liked and season with mustard, jeera and lots of cashew. You can prepare this in just 30 minutes. 

Bisi bele bath is eaten with khara boondi and chips. Please give a try this method and enjoy with your family and friends.

Harka bisi bele bath | kodo millet bisi bele bath Cuisine: Indian / South Indian Cook time: 30 minutes

Ingredients for Bisi bele bath powder Dhania / coriander seeds - 2 1/2 tablespoons Red chillies  - 6 to 7 Urad dal - 2 tablespoons Chana dal - 2 tablespoons Chekke / cinnamon - 3 to 4 small pieces Lavanga / Cloves - 5 to 6 Copra / dry coconut grated - 1 tablespoon For Harka bisi bele bath  Harka / Kodo millet - 1/2 cup (100 gms) Tur dal - 1/2 cup (100 gms) Onion - 1 small Tomato - 1 small Beans - few Carrot - 1 Tamarind extract - 1 teaspoon Bisi bele bath powder - 2 tablespoons Jaggery powder - 1/4 teaspoon Salt to taste For Harka bisi bele bath tempering Ghee- 2 teaspoons Mustard - 1/4 teaspoon Jeera / Cumin  - 1/4 teaspoon Cashew - 6  Curry leaves - few

Instructions  Bisi bele bath powder Heat a pan and add all the ingredients given for the powder preparation and dry fry until color of the dal changes to light brown. fry this on a low to medium flame. Cool thoroughly and Grind to coarse powder  Bisi bele bath  In a cooker pan add - soaked millet, dal , tomato, onion, beans, carrot, bisi bele bath powder, salt and required water ( 1:3 ratio - 1 part of millet and dal then 3 part of water should be added) Cook for 3 whistles and cool, open the cooker and add tamarind extract and jaggery and now adjust with some more water if required and then spice powder and salt as per your taste Temper with ghee, mustard, red chillies, curry leaves and cashews Bisi bele bath is ready to be served with Khara boondi and chips

Note:

Add byadigi chillies for the powder to get good color 

Add any Indian veggies like nookul or nook kos / turnip, some even add brinjal, drumstick as well

Bisi bele bath becomes hard when cooled then add warm water and heat for a few seconds before serving 

Jaggery is only optional, can avoid if not needed

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How to make Harka bisi bele bath / kodo millet bisi bele bath with Step-by-step pictures

Pre-preparation

1. Soak harka / kodo millet for about 4 hours and tur dal for about half an hour

2. Prepare bisi bele bath powder in advance

Preparation of bisi bele bath powder 

1. Heat a pan and add all the ingredients given for the powder preparation and dry fry until color of the dal changes to light brown. fry this on a low to medium flame.

2. Cool thoroughly and Grind to coarse powder 

Preparation of bisi bele bath 

1. In a cooker pan add - soaked millet, dal , tomato, onion, beans, carrot, bisi bele bath powder, salt and required water ( 1:3 ratio - 1 part of millet and dal then 3 part of water should be added)

2. Cook for 3 whistles and cool, open the cooker and add tamarind extract and jaggery and now adjust with some more water if required and then spice powder and salt as per your taste

3. Temper with ghee, mustard, red chillies, curry leaves and cashews

4. Bisi bele bath is ready to be served with Khara boondi and chips