Sambar Rice/Sambar Sadam|Healthy Sambar Rice Recipe

Toor Dal makes for tasty accompaniment with rice and has amazing health benefits. It is rich in protein and folic acid which is important for a healthy body.

Today's recipe is a tongue-tingling Sambar Rice Recipe:

It's a South Indian cuisine and has a number of health benefits.

Rice is a rich source of carbohydrates and along with toor dal and vegetables, it's a power-packed nutrient-rich recipe.

Ingredients Required:(serves 4)

1/2 cup toor dal( Split Pigeon Peas)

2 cup rice

vegetables of your choice(brinjal, peas, potato, beans, carrot, drumstick, raw banana)

1 large tomato

6 small onions

small size tamarind

Sambar powder-2tsp

Chilli powder-2tsp

Cumin powder-1tsp

Turmeric powder

Asafoetida-1tsp

Mustard seeds-1tsp

Fenugreek seeds-1/2 tsp

curry leaves-5-6

coriander powder-1tsp

coriander leaves-handful

Ghee/oil 4-5tsp

Step 1:

Soak the rice in water for 20 mins, cook in pressure cooker for 3 whistles. Add 2 1/2 cup water for 1 cup rice, you can also use boiling and straining the rice method to cook the rice.

Step 2:

Cook the toor dal with turmeric powder, salt, Cumin powder and one tomato cut into pieces(you can also add one garlic) in a pressure pan for 4 whistles.

Step 3:

keep the cooked rice and cooked dal ready. In a big pan heat 1tsp oil/ghee and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and curry leaves allow it to splutter.

Step 4:

Cut small onions and the vegetables for making the sambar rice. Add onions to the oil fry well then add the vegetables and fry well till the raw smell leaves.

Step 5:

Add 2tsp sambar powder,2tsp chili powder,1tsp coriander powder 1tsp salt and mix well. Add the cooked dal to the pan, add 100ml of water, boil well with a closed lid.

Step 6:

After 15 mins all the vegetables would have cooked well at this stage add tamarind pulp(soak tamarind in hot water extract the pulp) boil for a minute then add 1/2 tsp salt or according to your taste.

Step 7:

Add the cooked rice to the dal and vegetable mix well. Add 2 tsp ghee and mix well..close lid turn low flame and wait till it thickens stir well when it reaches semi-solid state switch of the stove, Add 2 tsp of ghee on top, sprinkle some coriander leaves mix well and enjoy the yummy Sambar Sadam/Rice.

Serve the Sambar Sadam hot with papad/Chips/pickle