Delicious sambar rice made easy and yummy with freshly ground ingredients that elevates the taste to another notch .

Create a delectable sambar rice effortlessly, transforming it into a delightful culinary experience with freshly ground ingredients that enhance its flavor profile.

While many opt for sambar sadham or sambar rice using leftover rice, dal, and sambar, this recipe takes you on a journey to craft it from scratch with unparalleled simplicity. The infusion of freshly ground spices imparts a captivating aroma, and the addition of a tablespoon or two of ghee elevates it to a taste sensation.

Sambar sadham need not be intricate; by adding two or three, or even a variety of vegetables, you can enhance its nutritional value and satiating appeal. While a straightforward one-pot method aligns with this recipe, I'll guide you through a simple two-step approach for an exceptional culinary outcome.

Ingredients

1 cup rice washed

1/2 cup toor dal , washed and soakedc for 15 minutes if possible .

Cook both rice and dal with a pinch of turmeric powder in pressure cooker by adding 4 cups water and allowing 5 whistles so that rice and dal cook to a mushy consistency Keep this rice and dal mixture hot and ready in cooker .

Roast the following with

1/2 tsp coconut oil or ghee, fry a small piece of solid asafoetida , keep aside in the same pan , roast the following till aromatic .

1.5 tbsp coriander seeds

5-6 red chillies of both medium and spicy varieties.

1 tsp udad dal

1 tsp chana dal

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

20 pepper corns

1/4 tsp methi seeds

some curry leaves

1 tsp turmeric powder to be added just before removing from heat .

switch off heat after adding turmeric powder in the roasted ingredients . some grated coconut can also be added to the roasted ingredients and fried for a minute or two . how ever i have skipped coconut .

cool ingredients and powder to a fine texture in the mixie . keep this aside .

To prepare sambar sadham

1 lime size tamrind ball , soaked in hot water and juice extracted .

Other ingredients

salt as needed ,

red chiliies,

curry leaves ,

ghee ,

turmeric powder .

Method

To a pan add 1 tbsp ghee, add 2 red chillies, some curry leaves , add some shallots about 20 nos, and sautee them , add other vegetables according to your need .

I have used 20 shallots ,

1/4 cup chopped carrots ,

1/4 cup cubed poatoes ,

1/4 cup broad beans ,

few slices of radish

1/4 cup chopped tomatoes ,

1/4 cup beans allow the vegetables to cook with little water,

salt,

turmeric powder .

cover and cook . when the vegetables are almost cooked, add 1 cup tamrind water . allow to cook further till no raw smell of tamrind . add the cooked rice and dal micture, mix well , add hot water for adjusting consistency . add the ground sambar powder , mix well, add chopped coriander leaves .

Tempering

1 tbsp ghee, splutter mustard seeds,

2 red chilies , few curry leaves,

add this tempering to the prepared sambar sadham . add more ghee for added taste . serve with pappadam or any wafer or dry sabji like potatoes roast or arbi fries, sweet potato fries etc . visit my website for many more easy recipes.