Steps for preparation

  • Wash and soak millet (1 cup) and toor dal (1/4 cup) in water for 15 minutes.
  • Soak tamarind in (1 cup) warm water. Chop all veggies and keep it aside.
  • Now heat oil in it and add chopped onion.  Saute for few seconds then add all the chopped veggies. Saute it for few seconds say 30 seconds then add turmeric powder (1/4 tsp), salt and homemade bisi bele bath powder (1 tbsp). Saute well for another 30 seconds.
  • Now add the tamarind extract (1/4 tsp) to the veggies. Mix well and let the mixture boil for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Now add soaked millet, toor dal and (5 cups) water. Mix everything well. Check for salt. Now switch off the saute mode. Put the lid and keep the vent to sealing position. Make sure the cook for 6 minutes. After 6 minutes do either natural release for 15 minutes or quick release by putting the valve to venting position which releases steam immediately. Make sure to keep your face far from it and sideways as a huge amount of pressure will be released. Now open the lid and your rice dal and vegetables will be cooked perfectly. Just mix it once and millet dal mixture will get mashy. You will find perfect millet bisi bele bath with flowing consistency.
  • Meanwhile switch on the stove, place heat oil/ ghee in a small pan add dry red chili, when it splutters add cashews, hing add curry leaves. Now pour this mixture to sambar sadam mixture in instant pot. Add little ghee and delicious millet bisi bele bath is ready.