Mandi Sambhar Bhath / Bisi Bele Huli Anna.

Mandi Sambhar Bhath or Bisi Bele Huli Anna. Mandi Sambhar bhath was originally made in a mandi.
A Mandi is a stone pot that was used for cooking.

For this relishing dish, the ingredients are:-

Rice---- two cups
Tur Dal ---- One cup
Tamarind --- about a small lemon size.
Dhania seeds-- two table spoons
red dry chillies --8/10 [as per taste]
chana dal --two tea spoons
pepper --one tea spoon
dal chini [lavanga patta]---one inch piece
cloves [lavanga]-- 4/5
vela [cadamom]--- 3/4
gus gusa [poppy seeds] --two table spoons
dry coconut ---1/2 cup
Curry leaves two sprigs
oil ...2 big ladles
hing ...per taste
haldhi powder 1/2 teaspoon

Boil rice and tur dal together
Soak the tamarind.
Fry all the dry ingredients one by one except dhania and chilli which can be fried together. till a good aroma emits.
Grind the fried ingredients finely using water.
Extract tamrind pulp.
In a thick bottomed kadai add two big ladles of oil and add a teaspoon of mustard
When it crackles, add the tamarind pulp, haldhi powder and hing and salt let it boil till the raw smell of tamarind disappears.
Now add the ground paste and let it boil for a few minutes then add the dal and rice and mix well.
If necessary add more water .
Cook this mixture, stirring all the time, till it reaches a good consistency.
Mix well serve with pappad or chips and raitha. if desired vegetables like capsicum, potato,beans,peas,can be added,along with dal and rice.