Sambar Sadam is very popular recipe from Tamil cuisine which is a combination of sambar and rice. There are so many way of cooking sambar rice but I tried to cook in very simple way. It is very comfortable khichdi recipe from Tamil kitchen. It can be served with curd, pickle or papad. I used readymade sambar masala for this recipe, but you can use homemade masala also.
Sambar rice or sambar sadam is a recipe where we combined cooked rice and dal with sambar and choice of vegetables. It is same as Karnataka cuisine Bisi Bele Bath, when we add bisi bele bath masala it become bisi bele bath recipe. It is very popular South Indian recipe which served in many South Indian hotels.
What is Sambar Made of?
Sambar often contains sambar powder, a coarse spice mix made of roasted lentils, dried whole red chilies, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds and sometimes asafoetida and curry leaves. Regional variations include cumin, black pepper, grated coconut, cinnamon, or other spices.
Ingredients for Sambar Rice:
1 Cup Rice
1/2 Cup Yellow Pigeon Lentils (Toor Dal)
4 Cups Water
1 Carrot, Cubed
1 Drumstick, Cut into pieces
1/4 Cup Green Peas, Frozen
1 Medium Sized Potato, Diced
1 Medium Sized Tomato, Chopped
1 Medium Sized Onion, Chopped
Tamarind ( Lemon Sized), Soaked
Salt to Taste
1/2 Tsp. Turmeric Powder
1 1/2 Tbsp. Sambar Masala
1 Tsp. Mustard Seeds
1/2 Tsp. Cumin Seeds
1/4 Tsp. Asafoetida
Few Curry Leaves
2 Dry Red Chilies
2 Tbsp. Ghee
How to Make Sambar Rice recipe:
Wash and soak the rice and dal in water for 20-30 minutes. Drain the water and cook in pressure cooker with 4 cups of water. Cook till to 3-4 whistles and keep aside. Soak the tamarind in hot water and when it softens, Squeeze the pulp and keep aside. Heat the ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dry red chilies, and asafoetida and curry leaves. When they start splutter, add chopped vegetables and turmeric powder. Mix well and add 1 cup water and cook the vegetable till to tender. Now add the tamarind paste, salt, sambar masala and cooked rice and dal. Mix well and cook till to mashed consistency. Add more water if needed to adjust the consistency like khichdi. Serve hot with papad and pickle.
Sambar Sadam or Sambar Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Rice
- 1/2 Cup Yellow Pigeon Lentils Toor Dal
- 4 Cups Water
- 1 Carrot Cubed
- 1 Drumstick Cut into pieces
- 1/4 Cup Green Peas Frozen
- 1 Medium Sized Potato Diced
- 1 Medium Sized Tomato Chopped
- 1 Medium Sized Onion Chopped
- Tamarind Lemon Sized, Soaked
- Salt to Taste
- 1/2 Tsp. Turmeric Powder
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. Sambar Masala
- 1 Tsp. Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 Tsp. Cumin Seeds
- 1/4 Tsp. Asafoetida
- Few Curry Leaves
- 2 Dry Red Chilies
- 2 Tbsp. Ghee
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice and dal in water for 20-30 minutes.
- Drain the water and cook in pressure cooker with 4 cups of water.
- Cook till to 3-4 whistles and keep aside.
- Soak the tamarind in hot water and when it softens, Squeeze the pulp and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dry red chilies, and asafoetida and curry leaves.
- When they start splutter, add chopped vegetables and turmeric powder.
- Mix well and add 1 cup water and cook the vegetable till to tender.
- Now add the tamarind paste, salt, sambar masala and cooked rice and dal.
- Mix well and cook till to mashed consistency.
- Add more water if needed to adjust the consistency like khichdi.
- Serve hot with papad and pickle.
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This is our comfort food. With just roasted appalam at the side, it makes an amazing meal. Yours looks super inviting..
Can never get bored of this rice.. yummy and perfect when served hot.
I love this comfort meal from Tamilnadu and prepare it the same way. It is my go to meal when I am looking forward to a wholesome and quick meal where all I need to do is dump everything into one pot and cook.
One of my go-to comfort foods these days. It is such a flavorful dish right?
Sambar Sadam is definitely a comfort food. Good one
I agree with Sharmila as well. I too can never get bored with this rice. Simply love it and with papad and pickle, its such a heavenly combo.
Wow you have got the Sambar Sadam done so perfectly Preeti, great job there!. The picture looks droolworthy!
We love SAmbhar Sadam, it is such a comforting, wholesome and filling one pot meal..
The rasam looks so yummy and delicious, thanks for sharing this with us!!!