Sambar Rice | Sambar Sadam
Sambar Sadam is a quick, very easy one pot meal that is very filling and nutritious . It's a perfect Instantpot recipe
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- Tamarind - 2 tsp or lemon sized ball soaked and squeezed ( adjust according to taste
- Rice - 1 cup
- Toor dal - 1/2 cup
- Vegetables cut into big cubes - 1 cup any veggi of your choice: carrot, beans, onion, peas, capsicum
- Sambar powder - 2 tbs
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
- 4-5 cups water
For seasoning:
- Mustered seeds - 1tsp
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
- Methi powder - 1/4 tsp
- Hing - 1/4 tsp
Instructions
- In a pressure cooker or your Instatpot add a little oil and add the turmeric powder and the vegetables. Fry all the vegetable for couple of minutes.
- Add in the sambar powder and the salt and give it a good mix.
- Meanwhile wash and the rice and toor dal and add it to the vegetables. Mix all of it together in a low flame.
- Now add the tamarind paste/ water to the mixture. At this point add the water to the mixture and close the lid and pressure cook it fro 2 to 3 whistles.
- If you are cooking in instant pot, turn it to 'Rice' mode and let it natural release once its done
- I like to add more water than usual ( 1 cup rice :3 or 4 cusp water) to get the mushy consistency.
Notes
P.S : The vegetables will get soft and will get broken so try to keep their size bigger to somewhat retain the shape.