Sambar Rice

Sambar rice/ Sambar sadam is Tamil Nadu’s counterpart of Karnataka’s bisi bele bath. Both look the same, tastes the same(well, almost), procedure is also the same. Only difference is in the masala. Sambar rice has a strong black pepper flavor, our own BBB doesn’t. Choice of vegetables is also different. Good way to finish up vegetables… 

Do try! 

Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Mix veg - Generally used drumsticks/brinjal/pumpkin. I used BBB vegetables like carrot/beans/chayote squash/ potato/ peas

Onion - preferably shallots/ if not 1 regular medium sized

Tomato - 1

Green chili - 2 slit -skipped this

Tamarind paste - 2 tbsp 

Turmeric

Salt

Masala

Chana dal - 1 tbsp

Coriander - 1 tbsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Cumin - 1 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Black peppercorns - 2 tsp

Red chilies(byaadagi + guntur) - 7 - 8

Desiccated coconut - 1/4 cup 

Tadka

Mustard seeds

Cashews

Curry leaves

Red chilies

Method

In a pressure cooker, wash and cook rice and dal together with water(2 and 1/2 cups) for 3 whistles. 

Dry roast all the masala ingredients(except coconut) in medium flame, till everything is roasted properly. Add desiccated coconut after turning off the stove. *see notes.

In a deep pot, add oil + turmeric + green chili + onion + sauté. Add tomato and sauté again. Add all vegetables(hard vegetables first and then soft vegetables later) + water and cook them with the lid closed. Add ground mixture + tamarind paste + salt + cooked rice and dal mixture. Let it come to a boil. Mix frequently as it can stick to the bottom of the pot and burn. Make tadka and add to this. Enjoy!  

Recipe Source - “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNP83Cb5nzs”

Notes - 

• In most dishes I generally roast and grind curry leaves along with the masala instead of adding it to the tadka. 
• In another video, they fried few shallots and little tomato along with other masala and ground everything together.