Sambar Sadam

Sambar Sadam - This rice for sure will tickle the taste buds of all sambar lovers.

Ingredients :-

• Rice - 1 Cup
• Tur Dhal - 1 Cup
• (soak the Dhal for 3-4 hours before cooking). The Dhal should be soaked in hot water.
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tspn
• Coriander powder - ½ tbspn
• Chillie powder - ½ tbspn
• Sambar powder - 2 Tbspns
• Salt to taste
• Tamarind as big as a lime the Juice extracted
• Ghee for Frying

For seasoning:

• Mustard seeds – ½ - ¾ tspn
• Curry Leaves - few
• Asafoetida - a big pinch
• Cashew nuts – 2 tbspns broken pieces
• Sambar Onions – ½ a cup

For Garnish:

• Coriander leaves chopped.
• Ghee 2 –3 tbps melted & poured on top

Preparation Method :

1. Wash Rice & Dhal, drain away all the water, to the Rice/Dhal mixture add the Turmeric pwd., Coriander pwd., Chillie pwd, Sambar pwd, & Salt.
2. Extract the juice from the Tamarind & mix with the quantity of water to be added to the Dhal/Rice mixture.
3. Pour this water into the Dhal/Rice Mixture & cook in Pressure cooker for 10/12 minutes.
4. Add Ghee in the Pan & fry the Sambar Onions, as it’s getting brown add the Mustard Seeds Cashew nuts,Curry leaves.
5. Add this seasoning to the Sambar Bath. Sprinkle with chopped Coriander Leaves.