Easy Sambar Rice

Easy Sambar Rice

Ingredients:

Podi to be stored in fridge:

• 3/4 cup * coriander seeds
• 1/2 cup * channa dal
• 2 spoon methi seeds
• 2 tsp asafoetida
• 20 Red Chillis
• 1 cup * fresh tamarind
• 1 cup * frozen coconut/fresh coconut
• 2 tsp oil

* cup = 1 rice cup - 160 ml

Ingredients for sambar rice:

• 1 cup raw rice
• 1/2 cup toor dal
• 5 cops water
• 1 cup cut vegetables like white pumpkin, beans, carrot, capsicum, onion and tomato
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp gingly oil
• Few curry leaves
• 2 tsp cut coriander leaves

Procedure;

In a pan, add oil and roast the above ingredients except for the tamarind and coconut.  Saute till they become golden brown and then add the tamarind and coconut saute for 1 minute and grind everything in a mixie jar after it cools completely.

In a pressure cooker add 1 cup rice, 1/2 cup toor dal, cut vegetables one cup like white pumpkin, beans, carrot, capsicum, onion and tomato, turmeric, 5 cups water and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles. Meanwhile in a kadai after it heats up add 2 tsp of gingly oil 1 tsp mustard seeds after it splutters add curry leaves and coriander leaves and remove from fire. After the pressure releases open the cooker and switch on the fire add 5 to 6 tsp of the grinded powder, salt to taste and the oil with mustard seeds etc to the cooker if needed add water to bring to the right consistency. When it is heated to an extent remove from fire and add 1tsp of ghee and serve.

When u keep the powder ready in the fridge it is easy to make this sambar rice.