Sambar Rice

Ingredients :

• 1 cup Rice
• 1/2 cup Toor Dal
• Lime Size Tamarind
• 2 sp Sambar Powder
• 1 /4 sp Turmeric Powder
• 1 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 2 Green Chillies
• 1 Drum Stick
• 1 Onion
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Brinjal
• 1 Aloo
• 5 1/2 cup Water
• Salt to taste
• 2 sp Ghee

 For Popu :

• 1 sp Mustard Seed
• 1/2 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1/4 sp Methi Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• 1 pinch Inguva
• Curry Leaves
• Coriander Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Wash and soak rice and dal together for 15 mins.
• Soak tamarind and make around 2 cups of extract & keep aside.
• Wash and chop all the vegetables and keep it aside.
• In a pressure pan add oil and heat it, then add popu ingredients and fry.
• Add curry leaves, onion, green chillies, chopped vegetables and stir.
• Add turmeric powder, sambar powder, red chilli powder and mix well.
• Then add soaked rice and dal mixture and mix it well.
• Add tamarind extract, 3.5 cup of water, salt and stir well.
• Close the lid and pressure cook for 3 whistles & turn off the stove.
• Let it set for 10 to 15 mins then remove the lid and mix gently.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and 2 sp of ghee on top and serve.
• Sambar rice is ready to serve, serve hot with papads.

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