Bisi Bele Bath

Karnataka's defining one-pot meal — rice, toor dal, mixed vegetables, and tamarind cooked together in a single vessel with bisi bele bath powder (a complex spice blend including coriander, cumin, cinnamon, dried chilli, and stone flower), finished with a generous tempering of ghee, cashews, and curry leaves. Eaten hot and soupy, the name means 'hot lentil rice' in Kannada; a complete meal by itself.