Quinoa Bisi bele bath - Pressure Cooker
Quinoa Bisi bele bath is a healthy, delicious one pot meal made with quinoa, lentils and mixed in instant pot pressure cooker.
Servings 3
Calories 584kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa rinsed
- ½ cup toor dal/split pigeon peas
- 2 tablespoons oil (or ghee)
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 stalk curry leaves
- a pinch hing (asafetida)
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (optional)
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 2.5 cups mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, peas, and bell pepper)
- 2 tablespoons tamarind extract (extracted by soaking lemon sized tamarind)
- 2-3 tablespoons bisibelebath powder (I used MTR brand)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder(haldi)
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon jaggery optional
- salt to taste
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (cilantro)
Additional Tempering: (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon ghee or oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- few cashew-nuts
- 2-3 red dry chilles
- few curry leaves
- a pinch hing (asafetida)
Instructions
Instant Pot Method:
- Firstly, chop all the vegetables and onion. Keep aside.
- Meanwhile, soak the tamarind in warm water for 15 minutes. Extract pulp and keep aside.
- Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add ghee or oil and once it's hot, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, and let it splutter.
- Next, add onions, ginger and garlic paste. Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown – stir regularly.
- Add mix vegetables and cook for a minute.
- Furthermore, add Bisi bele bath powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, tamarind extract, jaggery, salt. Mix well and keep stirring; else, the mixture may get burnt.
- Next, add washed toor dal (lentils), quinoa, water, and give a stir.
- Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 8 minutes.Once the pot beeps, Do a NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE (NPR).
- After that, remove the lid and garnish with coriander leaves. Mix well. I like my quinoa Bisi bele bath to be mushy and liquid consistency.
- So, Turn on the SAUTE mode again, add 1 cup of water (depending on your preference). Boil for 2-3 minutes. Quinoa Bisibelebath is ready. Add extra tempering (tadka) again, and it's completely optional.
- Lastly, Serve instant pot pressure cooker quinoa bisi bele bath/bisibelebath recipe hot with Kara bhoondi, pickle, raita, or papad.
Indian Stovetop Pressure Cooker Method
- Chop all the vegetables and onion. Keep aside. Meanwhile, soak tamarind in warm water for 15 minutes. Extract pulp and keep aside.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker pan, once hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafetida & let it splutter.
- Add onions, ginger-garlic paste, Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown in color – stir regularly. Add mix vegetables and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Then add washed toor dal (lentils), quinoa, water, salt, and give a stir. Close the lid.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles on medium-low flame. Once pressure has naturally released, add bisi bele bath powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, tamarind extract, jaggery, and adjust the consistency by adding extra water and boil for 5 minutes.
- For Tempering: Add ghee in a tadka pan add mustard seeds curry leaves, hing, red chilies let it splutter. Add peanuts or cashews fry until browned. Add the tadka to quinoa Bisi bele bath and mix well.
- Serve hot with Kara bhoondi, pickle, raita, or papad.
Notes
Variations and Substitutes
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- Vegetables: You can add other vegetables of your choice, like drumstick, brinjal (eggplant), sweet potato, pearl onions, pumpkin, and squash.
- Tanginess: If tamarind is unavailable, you can replace it with one tomato or juice of 1 lemon.
- Adjust Consistency: Add an extra ½ to 1 cup of water for a more khichdi-like consistency.
- Vegan: Adding ghee for tempering gives the best flavor, If you are a vegan, substitute it with oil.
- Other Grains: Substitute quinoa with millet, rice, broken wheat (dalia), and the pressure cooking time remains the same.
- Brown Rice: Substitute quinoa with brown basmati rice and increase pressure cook time to 20-22 minutes.
- Spice Powder: If you don’t have bisi bele bath powder you can replace it with 2 tablespoons of sambhar powder and 1 tablespoon of vangibath powder. These powders are easily available in Indian grocery stores or on Amazon.
- Lentils Ratio: You can also increase the quality of lentils (dal) from ½ to ¾ cups for 1 cup of quinoa to make it healthier.
Nutrition
Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 892mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 8240IU | Vitamin C: 76mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 6mg