Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Sambar Sadam / Sambar Rice

Sambar sadam is another one pot meal which can be made so quick. I usually make this when I don't have much time to spare for cooking in kitchen. This dish saves me the time of making sambar and rice separately..lazy me rt ? :) You can make this in a pressure cooker in no time. It's a healthy one pot meal with the combo of  rice, dal and veggies. This is a perfect lunch menu and this is my version. I served it with a simple Beetroot raita. This can be served with any vegetable stir fry or poriyal, a raita or even with plain yoghurt. Try out this delicious rice !! 



What you need?

1 cup Rice
1/2 cup Toor dal
1 Onion small, chopped
1 cup chopped Vegetables of your choice
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1.5 tbsp Sambar powder
1/4 tsp Asafoetida
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 cup Tamarind water
2 dried Red Chilly
4-5 Curry Leaves
2 tsp Oil
few Coriander leaves
4 cups Water
Salt

How to prepare?

Soak the dal in water for half an hour ( I usually do this step)

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.  Splutter mustard seeds. Saute curry leaves, dried red chilly and onions until the onions turn pink.  Now add turmeric powder, sambar powder and asafoetida on a low flame, saute until raw smell goes. Add tamarind water to this and mix well. 

On a medium flame, add chopped vegetables and saute for a couple of minutes. Add dal, saute for a minute and then the rice and combine everything well. Pour in the water. Add salt and finally the coriander leaves. Mix everything well. 

Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the pressure to release completely. Serve hot with any vegetable stir fry/poriyal,   raita or plain yoghurt.

I served it with a Beetroot raita. Check out the recipe here.



Notes:
* I use 1:3 ratio for rice and water. Use your rice to water ratio and add 1 extra cup of water. 
* Add vegetables of your choice.
* Adjust the quantity of sambar powder, tamarind water depending on how you make sambar.



30 Tasty Comments:

Hari Chandana P said...

Looks yummy and tempting.. nice clicks too !!
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Mélange said...

Your sadam looks inviting and colourful..Drooling here.Nice recipe.

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

Everyone's all time fav..homely looking sambar sadam:)

chef and her kitchen said...

simple n yummy one pot meal...

Faseela said...

sadam luks superb dear........

anjana said...

a very healthy and delicious preparation....

Deeksha said...

looks very tempting. yummy.

Unknown said...

Sambar rice looks superb..

Kaveri Venkatesh said...

A perfect balanced meal...looks yum.

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Binys Recipes said...

i have made it b4...and all liked it....great with raitas

Priya Suresh said...

I can survive for many days with this super comforting sambar rice..inviting.

Christy Gerald said...

yumm and colourful...

Sushma Mallya said...

This is one of my fav...yummy!

Unknown said...

lovely colors..very good food.

Nandinis food said...

Love this classic lunch! Must try this version!

Tina said...

Yummy and delicious..

Padhu Sankar said...

Looks colorful and yummy

Suja Manoj said...

Perfect comfort meal..delicious

Nalini's Kitchen said...

delicious rice and beetroot raitha looks awesome...

Alpana said...

Very nice preparation Sobha......what a brilliant idea for this one pot meal as I love sambhar with rice.

Unknown said...

Looks delicious !!!

Julie said...

Lovely one pot meal..n healthy tooo..looks delish!!



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Reshmi Mahesh said...

Yummy preparation...

Sangeetha M said...

one of my fav lunch, sambar sadham potato fry great combo :)
yours with beetroot raitha looks so yum and interesting...loved your preparation too..

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Amina Creations said...

wow... sambar sadam looks awesome... my favourite as well..

Vidhya said...

Sadam looks yummy and delicious.

Sandhya Hariharan said...

I can have them most of the time. .My comfort meal..

Unknown said...

This is a Comfort food.. Any time I love to have it..

Ramakrishnan said...

Have been eating sambhar sadam for over half a century now:) We never tire of certain types of food do we ! Likewise other all time favorites like rasam sadam & Thair sadam(curd rice):)

anjana said...

A easy and healthy recipe...a comfort food indeed.

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