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    Sambar Rice Recipe | Easy Sambar Rice

    Published: Apr 2, 2019 by Pavani . This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 13 Comments

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    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.

    Sambar Rice

     

    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

    Sambar Rice Recipe | Easy Sambar Rice

    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.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Course: Main Course, Rice
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Servings: 4 People
    Author: Pavani

    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

                   1. Here I used frozen pieces you can use fresh ones.
                  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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                  Comments

                  1. Sowmya

                    April 02, 2019 at 5:57 pm

                    That is such a classic dish Pavani and your has turned out beautiful. So tempting!!

                    Reply
                  2. Srivalli Jetti

                    April 02, 2019 at 6:10 pm

                    I love sambar rice and this one is an easy one to make!

                    Reply
                  3. Sushma Pinjala

                    April 02, 2019 at 8:06 pm

                    Yummy looking sambar rice. Good one

                    Reply
                  4. Suma Gandlur

                    April 02, 2019 at 9:29 pm

                    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.

                    Reply
                  5. Silvia

                    April 02, 2019 at 11:09 pm

                    Looks yummy!

                    Reply
                  6. Kalyani

                    April 02, 2019 at 11:44 pm

                    comfort food and a quick one for sure, Pavani ! nice meeting you in this mega BM !

                    Reply
                  7. Gayathri Kumar

                    April 03, 2019 at 2:34 am

                    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.

                    Reply
                  8. harini

                    April 03, 2019 at 2:52 am

                    A very easy one and hassle free dish to make. This is perfect for a potluck party or even for lunch boxes.

                    Reply
                  9. Vaishali Sabnani

                    April 03, 2019 at 3:00 am

                    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 !

                    Reply
                  10. Sharmila Kingsly

                    April 03, 2019 at 2:19 pm

                    Easy go to recipe... Perfectly done..

                    Reply
                  11. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

                    April 04, 2019 at 5:46 am

                    Perfect rice to pack for lunch. Love this easy pressure cooker version.5 stars

                    Reply
                  12. Preeti

                    April 04, 2019 at 8:39 pm

                    Sambhar rice is one of mine fav recipe.. i can eat everyday.. looks so tempting and love the texture.

                    Reply
                  13. Renu

                    April 06, 2019 at 8:31 pm

                    Wow I was not knowing about sambar rice. Looks similar to bise bile bath but with a difference. It looks delicious. Bookmarking this.5 stars

                    Reply

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