Bassaru with Dill leaves recipe I Bassaru with sabbasige soppu

Dill leaves are called as “Sabbasige Soppu” in Kannada. Bassaru and Palya is a combo, Bussaru is a traditional Saru of South Karnataka which is prepared with fresh greens, dal, grains, and spices, which tastes finger licking good with rice or ragi mudde. Basidu + saru = bassaru – Saru made from vegetable stock. It is a kind of gravy filled with the awesome flavors of herbs with spices. “Basi” in Kannada means “to strain” and “Saaru” means spiced dal water. Dill leaves, french beans with Turdal is a delicious combination to make Bussaru which has an authentic taste and flavor.
Ingredients:
Ingredients –
Dill leaves /sabbasige soppu – 4 bunch chopped
Beans – 250 gm chopped
Toor Dal – 3/4 cup
Ingredients to prepare Saaru –
To fry –
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Pepper – 10 corns
Red byadgi chilly – 4 no’s
Onion – 1 small sliced
Curry leaves – 5 leaves
Other ingredients –
Coconut – 1/2 cup grated
Onion – 1 small chopped roughly
Garlic – 10 cloves
Tamarind – 1 small ball
Tomato – 1 medium size
Coriander leaves – 1 bunch
Boiled/cooked toor dal
Oil to fry
Salt to taste
For tempering –
Oil – 1 Tsp
Mustard seed – 1/4 tsp
curry leaves – 1 spring
Ingredients to prepare Palya for Bassaru –
Cooked mixture
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Red chilies – 1 broken into small pieces
Onion – 2 no’s chopped
Coconut – 2 tbsp grated
Oil to fry
Method:
Cook Toor dal in a vessel by adding water. No need to pressure cook dal. You need to cook dal directly in a vessel (this gives a great taste).
Remove or divide 1/2 part of cooked toor dal to prepare saaru and another 1/2 part to prepare sabzi/palya. Drain it in a colander to separate the water.
Cook chopped dill leaves and beans together by adding collected dal water, add salt to taste. when it is done or cooked, add or mix 1/2 part of cooked dal, drain it in a colander to separate the water, collect the strained water and set aside.
How to prepare or to make Bassaru –
Heat a pan dry fry cumin seeds and pepper and set aside
In the same pan add 1 tsp of oil and fry onion to brown, red chilies and curry leaves
Add fried ingredients to grind with other ingredients as shown in the image
Take a mixer jar to add all the above ingredients and run the mixer to make a paste by adding water.
When it is done add tomato and grind together.
Finally, add cooked Tur dal and grind to a fine paste together.
Add grounded paste to collected vegetable stock.
Mix properly, as there are no lumps, to medium thick in consistency, bring it to boil for 5 to 7 min in a medium flame.
Heat a tadka pan by adding oil in it, when it is hot add mustard seeds when it begins to sizzle add curry leaves.
Add this tempering to prepared Saru.
Aromatic bassaru is ready.
How to prepare or to make Palya or sabzi for Bassaru –
Heat a pan by adding oil in it, when it is hot add mustard seeds allow it to sizzle, add curry leaves and red chilies, fry for a while
Add chopped onion into it and fry until onion turns to translucent.
Add cooked and strained mixture and mix altogether properly.
Add grated coconut and fry for a minute and turn off the flame.
Healthy Bussaru with Dill leaves is ready. Enjoy the dish with hot Ragi mudde or with plain rice.
Seriously mouth watering. Just now I finished my dinner but I feeling hungry looking at bassaru with middle and pallium.
Hi,
very happy to see the comment from you,thank you for encouraging me.Feeling blessed to have you all:)
Wow…reminds me of my grandma’s preperation 30 years ago…will try to cook when I’m off next week..my mouth is watering at 12 midnight. ..thanks..
Hi,
Thanx for all ur encouragement which inspires me more and more for my research 🙂
thanks for sharing
Hi,
I prepared the bassaru as per your instructions… It came out really delicious… Everybody liked it very much and realished it… Thanks a lot for the recipe… Regards, Srinath Kalale
Welcome 🙂 thank you so much for the feedback
HI
Thank u so much for this recipe.
It’s really awesome.
its one of my and my son’s favourite dish