SAMBAR SADAM | SAMBAR RICE RECIPE – LUNCH RECIPES

I wanted to post one pot sambar sadam recipe ( Sambar rice in a pressure cooker) after tasting in hotels. Saravana bhavan sambar sadam is very popular in Tamil nadu. I usually make rice & sambar separately and mix them. Every week I used to watch Podhigai channel’s Asathal suvai if it is hosted by “ Mrs.Revathy shanmugam”. Last week she gave the recipe for sambar rice. I tried it the next day.It was a huge success at home.We loved its flavor & taste.I have not used any garam masala here.So It tastes like our Tamil nadu hotel style sambar sadam.It has a goey texture when hot & thickens after it cools down. It tasted great when hot as well as cold. Addition of ghee is a must here. It gives a nice aroma. :) I have updated this recipe with a full video. Please watch it below.

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Sambar sadam/ Sambar rice recipe

How to make sambar sadam - Tamil nadu style sambar rice in one pot

Cuisine: Indian

Category: One pot recipes

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml To pressure cook Raw rice – 1 cup OR steamed rice - 1 cup Toor dal – 1/2 cup Water – 6 –7 cups Carrot – 2 nos Peas – 1/4 cup Beans - 5 nos Drumstick – 2 nos (chop into finger size) Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Hing /Asafetida – 1/4 tsp Salt – As needed To soak in water Tamarind – Lemon size ball To roast & grind Cooking oil – 1 tsp Red chillies – 8 nos ( use 6 if spicy chilli) Chana dal – 2.5 tbsp Dhania – 2 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Methi seeds – 1/2 tsp Grated coconut – 2 tsp (optional) Hing – 2 pinches To saute Cooking oil + ghee – 1tbsp + 2 tsp Small onion /sambar onion – 15 nos Tomato – 3 nos Sambar powder -1/2 tsp Curry leaves – few To temper Oil + ghee – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (to garnish) Ghee – 2 tbsp

METHOD

Pressure cook drumstick separately. Remove the flesh & keep aside Wash and pressure cook rice.Wash & pressure cook rice n dal along with chopped carrots ,beans , peas ,turmeric powder , salt & hing. Add 6 cups of water & Cook for 2-3 whistles till rice n dal turns mushy.Open the cooker & mash it well.Set aside. In a pan , add a tsp of oil and roast all the ingredients given under “to roast & grind” .Powder them nicely and set aside. In the same pan, heat oil + ghee and saute the onions, chopped tomatoes & curry leaves. Saute till tomato turns mushy. Then add 1 cup of tamarind extract, sambar powder, turmeric powder , hing & salt if required.Let it boil for sometime till onion gets cooked. If u want , u can directly add the tamarind extract, sauteed onion, tomato mixture to the cooked rice and dal & proceed. Now add this mixture to the cooked rice . Add the masala powder, drumstick flesh and mix well.Simmer the flame and allow it to boil well for 10 minutes . All the flavour gets into the rice.Stir once or twice in the middle.Add ghee to avoid rice sticking to the bottom of pan.mix well. Lastly temper the mustard seeds & add.Garnish with coriander leaves.. Serve hot  drizzled with little ghee & papad !! !

Note

For variations , u can use steamed rice instead of raw rice.Add water according to the quality of rice. I used byadge chillies in this recipe.It gave a nice color to the rice and less spicy too. If you use spicy chillies, use 5-6 as per your taste buds. Adding coconut is purely optional. If you add it, add more chillies to compensate.

Delicious sambar sadam, creamy curd rice, crispy fryums and spicy pickle, mor milagai is ready to enjoy !

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