Sambar Rice is a south Indian rice dish which is a simple one pot meal that you enjoy with papad. This Sambar Rice is a combination of rice, lentils, sambar powder, chilli powder and by cooking along with mixed vegetables. There are so many variations in preparing this rice but this method is very simple and easy that you can make it within 30 minutes.
For the second day of Blogging Marathon, in A-z Series I cooked this delicious Sambar Rice. For this whole week, I decided to post recipes with rice like pulaos, biryanis.
Step by step pictures of preparing Sambar Rice Recipe
Ingredients:
- Rice – 1cup
- Toor dal – ½cup
- Carrot, beans, potatoes, radish, peas – 1cup chopped
- Chopped onion -1
- Sambar powder- 2tbsp
- Red chilli powder – 1tsp
- Tamarind – lemon size
- Curry leaves a few
- Salt to taste
- Oil- 2tbsp
- Ghee-2tbsp
For Tempering:
- Oil- 1tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1tsp
- Urd dal -1tsp
- Cumin seeds- 1tsp
- Dry red chillies-2
- Curry leaves
Preparation:
Wash, soak dal and rice in the water for 15mintues.
Soak the tamarind in a bowl with hot water and keep aside.
Heat a pressure cooker with ghee, oil then add chopped onions and fry for a minute till onions turn into translucent.
Next, add the chopped mixed veggies and sauté on high flame for 5mintues.
Add sambar and red chilli powder along with salt and mix well.
Extract the pulp from the tamarind and add to the veggies and stir well.
Drain the water from the rice, dal and add to the veggies and mix well.
Add 4cups of water, and check the seasonings.
Close the pressure cooker lid and cook for 3 whistles.
Once the pressure is released mix everything well.
Heat a 1tbsp of oil in a small pan, when oil is hot add mustard seeds along with cumin seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves.
When the cumin seeds crackle switch off the flame and add this to the sambar rice and mix well.
Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy with Papad.
Note:
Here I used frozen pieces you can use fresh ones.
Adjust sambar powder and red chilli powder according to your taste.
You can add as many veggies you like.
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Sambar Rice Recipe | Easy Sambar Rice
Ingredients
- Rice – 1cup
- Toor dal – ½cup
- Carrot beans, potatoes, radish, peas – 1cup chopped
- Chopped onion -1
- Sambar powder- 2tbsp
- Red chilli powder – 1tsp
- Tamarind – lemon size
- Curry leaves a few
- Salt to taste
- Oil- 2tbsp
- Ghee-2tbsp
For Tempering:
Oil- 1tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1tsp
Urd dal -1tsp
Cumin seeds- 1tsp
Dry red chillies-2
Curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash, soak dal and rice in the water for 15mintues.
- Soak the tamarind in a bowl with hot water and keep aside.
- Heat a pressure cooker with ghee, oil then add chopped onions and fry for a minute till onions turn into translucent.
- Next, add the chopped mixed veggies and sauté on high flame for 5mintues.
- Add sambar and red chilli powder along with salt and mix well.
- Extract the pulp from the tamarind and add to the veggies and stir well.
- Drain the water from the rice, dal and add to the veggies and mix well.
- Add 4cups of water, and check the seasonings.
- Close the pressure cooker lid and cook for 3 whistles.
- Once the pressure is released mix everything well.
- Heat a 1tbsp of oil in a small pan, when oil is hot add mustard seeds along with cumin seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves.
- When the cumin seeds crackle switch off the flame and add this to the sambar rice and mix well.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy with Papad.
Notes
2. Adjust sambar powder and red chilli powder according to your taste.
3. You can add as many veggies you like.
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That is such a classic dish Pavani and your has turned out beautiful. So tempting!!
I love sambar rice and this one is an easy one to make!
Yummy looking sambar rice. Good one
Traditional comfort meal. Love this quick and nutritious one pot meal. It gets made at least once a week in my home with other grains.
Looks yummy!
comfort food and a quick one for sure, Pavani ! nice meeting you in this mega BM !
This sambar rice is so much better than cooking sambar and rice separately. One pot meals make life so much easier. The bowl of samabar rice looks so inviting.
A very easy one and hassle free dish to make. This is perfect for a potluck party or even for lunch boxes.
I am loving this sambar rice , infact I am drooling over it . Love sambar and to think everything goes in a Pressure Cooker at one go is like a blessing !
Easy go to recipe... Perfectly done..
Perfect rice to pack for lunch. Love this easy pressure cooker version.
Sambhar rice is one of mine fav recipe.. i can eat everyday.. looks so tempting and love the texture.
Wow I was not knowing about sambar rice. Looks similar to bise bile bath but with a difference. It looks delicious. Bookmarking this.
Is there a specific technique or ingredient that sets apart a truly authentic sambar rice dish from a mediocre one? What are the key components that must not be compromised on to achieve the perfect balance of flavors in this dish?