We do this rice dish in the weekend.U all know this is Karnataka’s special dish.We make sambar and rice separately & mix them..Here is the recipe,
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Ingredients
| Vegetables – ALL or ANY(Carrot,beans,potato,peas,raddish,brinjal,chow-chow,raw banana,drumstick,broad beans etc) | 2 cups |
| Rice | 1/2 cup |
| Water | 4 cups |
| Toor dal | 1/3 cup |
| Tamarind | A big gooseberry size |
| Oil | 1 tbsp + 2 tsp (to roast) |
| Sambar powder | 1/2 tsp |
| Jaggery | A Small piece |
To Roast & Grind
| Dhania/Dry Coriander seeds | 2 tsp |
| Fenugreek | 1/2 tsp |
| Chana dal | 1 tbsp |
| Red chilly | 6 – 8 nos (adjust) |
| Asafetida/Hing | a pinch |
| Cinnamon | 1 small stick |
| Cloves | 2 nos |
| Grated Coconut | 2 tbsp |
To temper
| Mustard seeds | 1/4 tsp |
| Jeera/Cumin seeds | 1/4 tsp |
| Sambar onions/Pearl onions | 1/4 cup |
| Green chilly | 1 no |
| Curry leaves | 1 sprig |
| Oil | 1 tsp |
| Coriander leaves | to garnish |
| Cashew nuts | a few |
Method
- Wash and Pressure cook rice with required water.Keep it for 2 –3 whistles and till it is overcooked & mushy.Set aside.Cut all the vegetables for 1 inch size.
- Then pressure cook toor dhal with a drop of oil and a pinch of turmeric powder.Keep it for 2 whistles. Hand blend it. Mix well to become mushy.Soak tamarind in water and extract pulp from it.
- Heat a kadai with 1 tsp of oil and roast all the items given under “To roast & grind” table and lastly add the grated coconut , roast it well and grind in a powdered form.Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan,add the tempering items,sambar onions and green chilly.Saute till they are transparent.Add the tamarind extract, all the raw vegetables and a pinch of asafetida.Close the pan with a lid .It should boil till the vegetables get cooked.
- Now add the cooked toor dal and sprinkle the ground powder. Mix well to avoid lumps.
- Let it come to a boil. Finally,add the curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Delicious SAMBAR IS READY !!!
- Now take the rice in a big vessel and add the required amount of sambar to it with ghee.Mix it well.
- Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot with Papad or Vadaam!!!
NOTE:
- As we prepare the sambar separately,u can use the same for dinner too!!.It tastes excellent with idly,Pongal & dosa!!So no need to prepare any side dish for dinner.U can take rest and enjoy the weekend!!
- I’ve mentioned 2 cups of vegetables for just 1/2 cup of rice because this is the easiest way to make the children to eat vegetables :).Please reduce the amount of vegetables based on ur wish..
- In karnataka, they add cloves and cinnamon while grinding the spices but i don’t add. I make it in our style
.So if u need the authentic bisibelebath , roast the cinnamon and cloves along with spices , Powder them and add.. - Add more sambar while u mix with rice because the rice absorbs all the sambar by the time u eat. Keep some sambar in reserve.I always mix the rice & sambar just before eating and serve hot..
- At last, add little ghee to enhance the taste and flavour.
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