SAMBAR SADAM

                      SAMBAR SADAM 

Sambar sadam is the receipe which is famous in south India. There are  many methods of doing it. Now in this iam going to show the one pot  method which is very easy,time consuming and healthy too.In this usually they add lot of country veggies like drumstick,brinjal, pumpkin,and so on.

Now i have added very little veggies because i dint have much veggies due to this covid-19 pandemic situation.

   

INGREDIENTS 

Rice - 1 cup 

Toor dhal - 3/4 cup 

Shallots (small onions ) - 10 to 15 

Tomato - 1 (medium size)

Drumstick - 1

Carrot -1 (medium size)

Capsicum - 1/2

Potato -1(medium size)

Chow chow - 1/2 

Garlic (crushed) - 4  pods 

Sambar powder - 1 tbsp 

Tamarind juice (thick ) - 1/4 cup

Coriander leaves (finely chopped) -2 tbsp 

Salt - to taste 

Ghee - 1 tbsp 

TO TEMPER 

Oil (any oil)- 2 tbsp 

Mustard - 1 tsp 

Curry leaves - 1 strand 

PROCEDURE

- Wash the rice and dhal and soak for half an hour 

- Heat oil in a cooker add in mustard seeds.

- Once mustard splutter add in curry leaves. 

- Add in shallots and saute for 2 to3 mins. 

- Now add in chopped tomatoes saute till it becomes mushy.

- Now add in all the veggies and saute well .

- Add in salt ,sambar powder and saute till raw smell goes off .

- Add in tamarind juice .

- Now add in water ( water should be 1/2 cup more than what we use for normal rice).

- Once boiled add the soaked rice and dhal. 

- Let it boil nicely finally add in chopped coriander leaves.

- Close the cooker keep it for 3 to 4 whistles.

- Open the lid once the pressure is released completely .

- Add in a 1 tbsp of ghee and give a good mix.

- Now sambar sadam is ready to serve 

SERVING SUGGESTIONS 

- It can be served with potato chips, appalam, vadams, vathals,etc..,

STEP BY STEP PICTURES 

Wash and soak the rice and dhal 

Add oil in a cooker and heat 

Add in mustard seeds and allow it to splutter

Add in curry leaves 

Add in crushed garlic 

Add in shallots and cook for two to three mins 

Add in chopped tomatoes and saute till it becomes mushy 

Add in all the veggies and saute well till raw smell goes off 

Add in sambar powder 

Add in tamarind juice 

Add in required amount of water 

Add in salt and allow it to boil nicely 

Add in soaked rice and dhal 

Add in coriander leaves and close the cooker and leave it for 3 to 4 whistles.

Once the pressure releases open the lid and add ghee and give a good mix.

Serve hot with vathal, vadams, appalam, potato chips , etc..,