Friday, May 9, 2008

Bisi Bela Bhath

(aka Sambar Saadam, Bisi Bela Huli Anna)

Aaah BBB! It is the taste of home...sunday mornings with Amma stirring it in a large copper vessel. I like a very simple Raita/thair pacchadi with it, and appalam ofcourse.


An authentic Kannadiga version, with a complex masala including cloves, cinammon and marathi moggu. Includes a recipe for Curd Rice.
prema's version is more US-friendly and includes tamarind, which is omitted in some versions.
This is a health-friendly version with brown rice and no ghee. Though the idea of BBB without ghee upsets me greatly, this is a fun post to read.

http://theyumblog.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/express-cooking/With peanuts!! I love peanuts in my BBB. This is a very detailed post- if a little more suited to a kitchen in India. Also shows what one can do with a suitable sized pressure cooker.

http://khanapina.blogspot.com/2007/08/bisi-bele-bhath-rice-lentils-and.html
here is a simple version..with a reccomendation for a brand of BBB store-bougth masala.







Bisi Bela Bhath Masala:


This is an interesting take on making Bisi Bela Bhath masala. Garam masala is used in place of clove and cinammon.

1 comment:

Beyond Curries said...

That's an interesting idea Ambica. More organized then adding to the endless favorites list or copying each and every link in MSWord (yes I do that for eggless baking)