Steps to make Besi Bele Baath

1. Prep your vegetables, I have used 1 carrot, 1 potato, 1 capsicum and 1 onion
2. Clean and keep a bowl of frozen peas aside
3. Soak 1/4 cup tamarind in water for a thick extract
4. In a kadai or pot, warm roast 1 measure moong dal until you get a warm aroma this removes the raw taste
5. Next you need to pressure cook the moong dal, add 1 and 1/4 cup of water
6. Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
7. Add 1 tablespoon of oil
8. Pressure cook for 1 whistle and 3 minutes, it needs to cook and retain shape
9. Next wash 1 measure of poha or gatti avalakki or thick beaten rice and strain it
10. In another pan, add 4 tablespoons of oil,
11. add onions first and stir
12. Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric and mix
13. Add 1 cut potato
14. After a while add 1 bowl of cleaned frozen peas
15. Next add 1 cut carrot
16. Add a teaspoon of sugar
17. Around half way through add the cut capsicum, it should remain a little crunchy
18. Remove and keep aside
19. The pressure cooker should have cooled by now
20. In a deep kadai, take the cooked moong and transfer it into the pan
21. Next add 2 and 1/4 glasses of water
22. Remove any lumps
23. Add 1 tablespoon of oil
24. After it boils add the washed avalakki and mix
25. Cover with the lid
26. Strain the tamarind extract and add the thick syrup and mix well
27. Next add salt per taste and mix
28. Next add 1 teaspoon of Sugar and mix
29. Slowly add the vegetables and stir
30. Next add 2 tablespoons of huli pudi or sambar powder
31. Add 1 teaspoon of roasted cinnamon and clove powder
32. Stir gently to incorporate well
33. Simmer for 5 minutes with the lid on, stir edges to incorporate well
34. Turn the heat off and keep aside
35. Next add 1 tablespoon of ghee is a tadka or oggarane pan
36. Add 18 cashews and remove when it starts to turn brown
37. Add 2 tablespoons of ghee, let it heat, add 1 teaspoon of saswe, mustard seeds or rai
38. Next add 1 teaspoon of LG Hing or Asafoetida
39. Next add 15 curry leaves
40. Let it splutter, this is when it is well cooked
41. Transfer this to the cooked besi belle baath or hulli anna
42. Add the fried cashews and mix well
43. This dish is now ready to serve, you can have it along with potato or banana chips! I know some people love it with boondi too.