Bisibelebath ( Rice,Lentils As Well As Vegetables Cooked Together As Well As Seasoned Amongst Spices Inwards A Tamarind Sauce); Diabetes Friendly Thursday.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
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Bisibelebath is a traditional dish of the acre of Karnataka inwards India. It is similar to the khichidi that is pop inwards the northern states of Republic of Republic of India in addition to Pongal of Tamilnadu in addition to Kerala. Basically these are all one-pot repast inwards which dal( lentil), rice in addition to vegetables are cooked together in addition to so tempered amongst some sort of seasoning. Each region/State has it's ain variation amongst varying amounts of lentils, sort of lentil used, the presence or absence of vegetables, the sort of vegetable used in addition to most importantly the sort of spices used inwards tempering. All this gives each of these dishes it's ain unique gustation in addition to thus an unique identity.In bisibelebath, separate dove peas or toor dal is used inwards conjunction amongst rice in addition to a multifariousness of vegetables. Usually, vegetables that are leftover inwards the fridge in addition to are non plenty to create a uncomplicated dish are used for this. Any sort of vegetable tin last used. The cooked mixture of lentil, rice in addition to vegetables is so seasoned amongst tamarind pulp, spice mixture in addition to peanuts. It is traditionally served amongst a dollop of ghee ( clarified butter) on top.
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This calendar week the diabetes friendly Th squad is going slowly in addition to cooking a one-pot repast for you. Bisibelebath is my contribution for those days when you lot are seeking comfort nutrient but don't desire to practise a lot of chopping or dish washing. Cook this repast in addition to serve it pipe hot! I guide made this dish diabetes-friendly past times making a few alterations inwards the traditional recipe. Traditionally, for bisibelebath toor dal in addition to rice is purpose inwards the proportion of 1:2. I guide altered this ratio to 1:1 thereby reducing the amount of saccharide consumed in addition to at the same fourth dimension increasing the poly peptide content of the meal. Rice has a higher glycemic index equally compared to lentils. I guide used parboiled basmati rice instead of the regular white rice or the regular basmati rice equally over again parboiled rice in addition to parboiled basmati rice inwards item has the lowest glycemic index amid rices. I guide also loaded the dish amongst a lot of vegetables thereby making it fifty-fifty healthier in addition to balanced. I guide used kokosnoot petroleum instead of clarified butter ( ghee) for seasoning. So become ahead, attempt this dish at domicile in addition to bask it! It is perfect for whatever repast of the day: breakfast, luncheon or dinner! I am bringing this amazing one-pot repast to my favorite political party Fiesta Friday! Angie, I know I haven't been at the Fiesta for the past times few weeks equally I was inwards Republic of Republic of India on vacation. I am dorsum similar a shot in addition to intend to mingle to a greater extent than now. Kaila @GF 24/7 in addition to Jenny @ Dragonfly Home Recipes are the co-hosts this week.
Servings: 3-4 ( two cups per person)
Ingredients :
Toor dal ( separate dove peas): 1/2 cup
Parboiled basmati rice: 1/2 cup
Broccoli : 1 small-scale head
Carrot: two medium-sized
Green beans: 10-12
Water: 12 cups
Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
Salt: 1 tsp
Coriander leaves ( cilantro), chopped: 1 tbsp for garnishing.
For tempering:
Coconut oil: 1 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Asofoetida: a pinch
Peanut halves: 1 tbsp ( optional). Can purpose cashew halves instead.
Sambar powder: 1 tbsp ( whatever sambar pulverisation tin last used. I used MDH brand).
Tamarind pulp: 1/4tsp dissolved inwards 1/2 loving cup water
Jaggery or raw sugar:1/2 tsp
Method:
Wash the rice thoroughly in addition to soak it inwards H2O for xxx mins.
Separate the broccoli florets in addition to proceed aside. Separate the difficult parts of the stem. Dice the remaining business office of the stem. Keep aside.
Scrape the carrots in addition to die them. Keep aside.
Chop the greenish beans into 1.5 cms pieces.
Wash toor dal thoroughly in addition to create it amongst vi cups water, common salt in addition to turmeric powder inwards a pressure level cooker until half-cooked ( exactly about xv mins or 2-3 whistles).
Open the pressure level cooker, in 1 lawsuit the pressure level has eased off. Add the washed rice in addition to the chopped vegetables to the cooker amongst vi to a greater extent than cups of H2O in addition to create until tender without putting on the whistle ( exactly about 15-20 mins).
If you lot select to purpose the whistle on the pressure level cooker, exactly create until you lot take away heed 1 whistle.
Switch off the flaming in addition to proceed aside.
Tempering:
Heat kokosnoot petroleum inwards a small-scale frying pan. Add mustard seeds to it.
Once they splutter, add together curry leaves, peanut halves in addition to sauté until peanut halves are roasted.
Now add together hing, sambhar pulverisation in addition to fry for 10 seconds.
Add the tamarind pulp mixture, jaggery/ chocolate-brown refined saccharify in addition to convey it to a boil.
Add this to the cooked rice-lentil-vegetable mixture. Mix well.
Garnish amongst chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot. It is commonly served amongst papad on the side. I guide served it amongst onion vodi that guide been microwave-fried in addition to cucumber slices .
Note: This dish thickens considerably upon cooling. Therefore add together to a greater extent than H2O spell cooking if you lot uncovering that it is already rattling thick.
Cooking made easy:
Soaking the rice is non essential. I soaked the rice because it makes the grains longer.
The easiest agency to create this dish is to exactly add together the rice, toor dal in addition to vegetables together into the cooker amongst the required amount of water, salt, haldi in addition to create it for xx minutes. Take it out in addition to practise the tempering equally described above. The exclusively matter is you lot volition non last able to appreciate the private rice grains in addition to the vegetables may last overcooked. That is why I chose to create it inwards stages.
Any vegetable that is left inwards your refrigerator/pantry tin last used. This is a slap-up agency to create clean out your fridge!
Footnotes(Tip for good for you lot living):
Parboiled rice has a lower glycemic index than regular rice. Basmati rice has a lower GI than other white rices. Therefore, parboiled basmati rice is 1 of the best rice options for diabetics side past times side to chocolate-brown rice.
Toor dal is a slap-up rootage of poly peptide for vegetarians.
All the vegetables used inwards this dish: carrots, broccoli in addition to greenish beans are all non-starchy vegetables amongst a high dietary fiber content, depression GI in addition to thus a amend pick for diabetics. They also furnish a multifariousness of vitamins in addition to minerals to the body.
References:
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-parboiled-rice-7618.html
http://www.livestrong.com/article/274189-parboiled-rice-vs-brown-rice-nutrition-health-benefits/
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-parboiled-rice-7618.html
http://www.livestrong.com/article/274189-parboiled-rice-vs-brown-rice-nutrition-health-benefits/
Disclaimer:I am non a nutritionist or dietitian. My noesis in addition to data is based on my query and reading from dissimilar resources. Please consult your physician or dietitian before making any changes to your diet.
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