Bisi bele bath is purely kannadiga invention. Well balanced spices, the aroma hmm..
You have to try the bisi bele bath to know what I am trying to say here 🙂 To prepare the good bisi bele bath, we do need a perfect powder. Here is the recipe for the bisibele bath powder from my mother.

Ingredients for Bisi Bele Bath Powder:

• 2 TBSP oil
• ¼ cup urad dal
• ¼ cup chana dal
• ¾ cup coriander seeds
• 1o to 15 1 inch cinnamon sticks
• 6 to 8 cloves
• 1 TBSP cumin seeds
• 1 TBSP poppy seeds/gasagase
• ½ tsp methi seeds
• ¾ tsp mustard seeds
• 45 byadagi red chillies
• 20 to 25 guntur dried red chillies

Method:

• Please watch the video for the detailed steps.
• Heat the pan on a medium high heat.
• Add oil, then add all the ingredients ( channadal, urad dal, jeera/ cumin seeds, mustard seeds, methi/ menthya/ fenugreek seeds, cinnamon sticks, cloves and both variety red chillies ) except dhania and poppy seeds.
• Fry it until channa dal and urad dal turned into golden brown.
• Once it turned golden brown color, add dhania and poppy seeds. Fry it for a minute.
• Turn off the heat and let it cool completely.
• Then grind this to a fine powder. Put the powder in the pan and mix it really well.
• Now the Authentic Mysore Bisi Bele Bath Powder is ready.
• Store it in a container and use it to make authentic BisiBelebath.