Tamil Nadu

Sambar sadam

Name: Sambar sadam
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tamil
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas); 5 1/2 cups water; Tamarind, small lemon size, as pulp; 1 1/2 tbsp sambar powder; 1 in pieces drumstick (moringa pods); 1 cubed carrot; 2 small cubed brinjal (eggplant, aubergine); 8 peeled shallots; 1 chopped tomato; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tbsp ghee; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 dried red chilli; a pinch asafoetida; 1 tbsp coriander leaves (cilantro)

Rice, dal and sambar in one cooker. Bisi bele bath's lazy Tamil cousin.

40 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

One pot sambar rice2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRice, dal and sambar in one cooker.

The original

383kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

40minutessame

Sambar sadam, Tamil home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1 cup

Toor dal (split pigeon peas)½ cup

Water5½ cups

Tamarindsmall lemon size, as pulp

Sambar powder1½ tbsp

Drumstick (moringa pods)1, in pieces

Carrot1, cubed

Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine)2 small, cubed

Shallots8, peeled

Tomato1, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Salt1½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Ghee1 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Dried red chilli1

Asafoetidaa pinch

Coriander leaves (cilantro)1 tbsp

Method

4 steps

1Rinse rice and dal together. In the cooker heat oil, saute shallots and vegetables 2 minutes.
2Add rice, dal, tomato, turmeric, tamarind pulp, sambar powder, salt and water. Pressure cook for 4 whistles on medium. Let the pressure release naturally.
3Mash lightly and add hot water to loosen.
4Temper ghee with mustard, red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida. Pour over and add coriander.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Tamil Nadu

Sambar sadam

Rice, dal and sambar in one cooker. Bisi bele bath's lazy Tamil cousin.

40 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

One pot sambar rice2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRice, dal and sambar in one cooker.

The original

383kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

8 gfibresame

40minutessame

Sambar sadam, Tamil home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1 cup

Toor dal (split pigeon peas)½ cup

Water5½ cups

Tamarindsmall lemon size, as pulp

Sambar powder1½ tbsp

Drumstick (moringa pods)1, in pieces

Carrot1, cubed

Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine)2 small, cubed

Shallots8, peeled

Tomato1, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Salt1½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Ghee1 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Dried red chilli1

Asafoetidaa pinch

Coriander leaves (cilantro)1 tbsp

Method

4 steps

1Rinse rice and dal together. In the cooker heat oil, saute shallots and vegetables 2 minutes.
2Add rice, dal, tomato, turmeric, tamarind pulp, sambar powder, salt and water. Pressure cook for 4 whistles on medium. Let the pressure release naturally.
3Mash lightly and add hot water to loosen.
4Temper ghee with mustard, red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida. Pour over and add coriander.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Sambar sadam

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Sambar sadam

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