Sambar Rice / Bisibelabath

Preparation Time : 15 - 20 mins

Cooking Time : 20 mins

Serves : 2

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 Cup

Toor Dal - 1/2 Cup

Cut Onion - 1/4 Cup

Cut Tomato - 1/4 Cup

Garlic Peeled Cloves - 4 Cloves

Tamarind Water - 1 Cup

Jeera Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chili - 2 nos

Cut Vegetables Mixed (carrot,drumstick,potato,green beans,radish,brinjal)

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder - 2 tsp

Sambar Powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Salt

oil
ghee

Asafoetida

For Seasoning:

Ghee

Mustard Seeds

Cut pearl onions or big onions

Curry leaves

urad dal
Dry Red Chili
Sambar Powder

Method:

Step 1: Soak rice and dal for 30 mins. Soak tamarind in water and extract the water for about 1 cup, Cut the vegetables.

Step 2: In pressure cooker add oil, ghee, jeera seeds, dry red chili, asafoetida to splutter. Then add onion, tomato, garlic and saute well. Add the cut vegetables, add the soaked rice, toor dal, and water, Then add chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, sambar powder and salt. Close the cooker and allow the rice to be half cooked.

Note:The water measurement is as per how you use when you cook boiled rice , i used to add 3 cup of water and one cup tamarind extract additionally.

 

Step 3:Add the tamarind extract 1 cup with the half cooked rice & close the cooker. Wait for whistles.

Note:Whistles are as normal as you cook for the boiled rice.

Step 4: Once the rice is cooked, smash it well with the spoon , In a small pan, add ghee, mustard seeds, cut onions, curry leaves, urad dal, dry red chili and 1/2 tsp of sambar powder . Allow to splutter, pour it on the sambar rice and mix well.

Note: I use homemade sambar powder which enhances the taste of the sambar rice, for home made sambar powder you can check my instant sambar powder recipe.

Serve hot with frymes :)
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