Friday, November 12, 2010

Delicious quick sambar rice

Ingredients : Oil - 2 tbsp
                     Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
                     Fenugreek (Methi)  - 1tsp
                     Turmeric powder – 2 pinches
                     Sambar powder – 2 tbsp                                   
                     Red chillies – 2 no.
                     Sliced Onions – 2 med.sized ones                                           
                     Chopped Tomatoes – 2 med.sized ones
                     (Any 3 veg of ur choice) Brinjal,  Capsicum,  Beans, Carrot,
                     Raw Banana, Flat beans (avarakai), Clustered beans (kothavarangai),
                     Chayote (chow chow)   
                     Rice – 1 cup
                     Toor Dhal – ½ cup
                     Tamarind Paste – 1 cup
                     1 tsp Ghee/Gingely oil
                     Curry/Coriander leaves
                    
Heat the pressure pan with oil, add mustard, methi, curry leaves and red chillies. Add onion and sauté for a while then add tomatoes and the vegetables and fry for a while. Add all the powders and the tamarind paste and stir well. Add Rice and dhal. For one cup rice add 3 cups water  (excl 1 cup tamarind water is already added) Add salt to taste and mix well and close the pan and lock the pressure.. Leave for around 5- 6 whistles. Once steam releases, heat ghee and gingely oil and pour it on top of rice and mix well. Add coriander leaves and serve hot with applams.

PS : preferably small/sambar onion would be a better choice to enhance taste
        The consistency of this rice has to be watery

9 comments:

  1. yummmy....thnx for the quick sambar receipe...never tried capsicum and beans in sambar..gotta try this... :)

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  2. Gitu thnk u... try this and let me knw hw it was.. that is even better :)

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  3. Sambar rice used to be very average till you gave me the recipe. Your recipe is awesome, I tried it so many times… Quick & easy to cook tastes is very delicious. Thanks for the wonderful recipe. Waiting for more quick recipes like this…

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  4. Thanks, will try it when I am in Mumbai in Dec!

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  5. kudos for new blog.. Nice recipe da.. making rice n sambar n mixing s vry boring thing for lunch.. this seems quick n tasty..hoa abt adding sum cashews with ghee towards the end;) monday ve try pannitu fb tharen..

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  6. Tried this recipe on saturday-3 sep,11..
    came out very well and it was too good :)
    Thanks for sharing this recipe Rajashree !!!!!

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  7. LJ so happy that u tried it and left a note. will update my blog with few more interesting recipes soon :)

    HAPPY COOKING!!!

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  8. nice post i and i like sambar after dall.

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