Sambar Rice Recipe | How to make Sambar Sadam | South Indian Sambar Rice

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Sambar Rice Recipe | How to make Sambar Sadam | South Indian Sambar Rice
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 10M
Cooking time: 25M
Servings: 6 people

sambar sadam or sambar rice is an authentic south indian one pot meal. Sambar rice is made with lots of vegetables. Best for kids lunch box.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Rice
• 1/2 Cup Toor Dal/Pigeon Pea
• 1 Big Onion
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Potato
• 5 to 7 pieces Drum Stick
• 3" Long Bottle Gourd
• Small Lemon Size Tamarind
• Salt to taste
• 1 Tbsp Oil
• 1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Tsp Asafoetida
• 1 Tbsp Chana Dal/Bengal Gram
• 1 Tsp Coriander Seeds
• 4 to 6 Red Chillies
• 2 Tbsp Fresh Coconut
• 1 Tsp black Pepper Seeds

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a kadai, Add chana dal, coriander seeds, black pepper seeds, and red chillies.
2. Fry them till they turn into light brown color. Add fresh coconut and fry till it changes its colour.
3. Once done, keep them aside to cool.
4. Grind all of them to make a smooth paste or coarse powder as soon as they cool completely, and keep it aside.
5. Soak tamarind in enough water for half an hour.
6. Squeeze out the pulp and extract tamarind juice and keep it also ready.
7. Cut all the vegetables into cubes.
8. Cut onions length wise. Keep them aside.
9. Soak dal for half an hour to one hour.
10. Pressure cook rice and dal together with 1:2and1/2 cups of water.
11. For 1 cup of rice and 1/2 cup of dal add 4cups of water and Pressure cook them for 3 to 4 whistles.
12. Heat oil in thick bottomed vessel. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
13. Once they start spluttering, add onions and saute for a minute.
14. Add chopped tomatoes and saute them well.
15. Add all other vegetables and fry them.
16. Add 2 cups of water, salt and turmeric powder.
17. Allow them to boil for 5 to 10 minutes.
18. Add 1 cup of thin tamarind juice and mix it well.
19. Allow it to boil for another 5 to 10 minutes.
20. Add Cooked dal and rice also to the above boiling vegetables.
21. Again allow it to cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.
22. Add 1 to 2 cups of water if the consistency becomes thick.
23. Add the above made paste. (refer: step 1 to 4)
24. Mix it well and allow it to boil for another 5 minutes.
25. Check salt and switch off the flame.
26. The consistency of sambar rice is loose and it can stay intact for about 3 to 4 hours.
27. Serve hot piping sambar rice with pickle and papad.