SAMBAR RICE

 SAMBAR RICE 

Ingredients:
Cooked Rice - 1 cup
Toor Dal - 1/2 cup 
Onion - 1/2
Carrot - 1
Beans - 5
Tomato - 1/2
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon 
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 t spoon 
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 t spoon 
Coriander Leaves - 1 tbl spoon chopped 
Ghee - 2 t spoon 
Red Chilly - 2
oil - 2 t spoon 
Tamarind Extract - 2 tbl spoon 
Salt as needed 
For Masala Paste:
Coconut - 2 tbl spoon 
Coriander Seeds- 1 t spoon 
Urad Dal - 1/2 t spoon 
Chana Dal - 1/2 t spoon 
Curry Leaves - 2 
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 t spoon 
Kashmiri Red Chilly- 5
Red Chilly - 2

      In a pan heat 1 t spoon oil and fry the items under masala paste until golden in low flame.

      Grind with little water to a fine paste.
      Our sambar masala paste is ready.
      Cut onion, carrot, beans into bite sized pieces.
      Pressure cook toor Dal with water for 5 whistles.

      In a pan heat 1 t spoon ghee, 1 t spoon oil and fry onion, carrot, beans, tomato for a minute.

      Add 1 cup water and cook veggies covered with a lid.

      Once the veggies are soft add turmeric powder, salt, masala paste and cook for 5 minutes.

      Add tamarind water, toor Dal and mix well.

      Add little more water and cook until the required consistency reaches.

      Switch off the flame.

      In a small pan, add 1 t spoon ghee and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilly and fry for a minute.

      Add this to the sambar.

      Now add 1 t spoon ghee and chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

      Now add rice and mix well.

      Heat in low flame for 3 minutes until the rice and sambar are well combined.

      Enjoy sambar rice with chopped coriander leaves and ghee on the top.