Sambhar Sadham Recipe

Hai everybody hope you all had a great week-end .We were quite busy with sharu's school assignments but it went on well.I have bought a baking tray and we are planning to bake a cooker cake some time soon.I wanted to by some props for my blog but was not satisfied with ones I saw, so planning to visit shops next weekend.Now coming to todays recipe its a no fuss recipe which does not require any grinding how cool is that.I was quite lazy (as usual) so prepared sambhar rice using sambhar powder available rather than making a fresh one.Its ok it helps when you are rushing and want a quick fix rather than a whole spread but no compromise on health ,all veggies are added.In my rice all the veggies got over cooked,but this is a way to feed kids who hate veggies.Now off to the recipe.

Sambhar Sadham Recipe- Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup
Thoor Dhal - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1 chopped
Small Onion/Shallots - 10 peeled
Carrot - 1 Peeled & Cubed
Beans - 10 chopped
Brinjal - 2 chopped
Radish - 1 peeled and cubed
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Sambhar Powder -1 tbsp (store bought)
Coriander leaves - 1 tsp chopped
Tamarind - lemon sized
Jaggery - 1/2 tsp (optional)
Hing - 1 pinch
Oil - 1tbsp
Salt to taste

To Temper

Ghee - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 spring

Method:

1. Pressure the rice and dhal together with 1/2 tsp of turmeric and a pinch of hing in 4 cups of water.Meantime you can chop all the veggies and keep them ready,and soak the tamarind in warm water.
2. Now heat oil in a kadai/pressure pan ,add the peeled onions and saute well followed by tomato,saute for a minute,then add carrots, beans and radish and saute well.
3. Now you can add the chopped brinjal followed by the powders ,add 1/2 cup of water and cook till all the veggies are cooked.Then add the required salt and tamarind juice (about half a cup thick pulp).Let the mix boil till almost all the water has evaporated and raw smell leaves,now add the jaggery.
4. Mash the cooked rice and dhal mix with a ladle, add the rice mix to the kadai or transfer the veggies mix to the cooker whichever is convenient and mix well,add the coriander leaves and check for seasoning.
5. Heat ghee in a small pan add the items under "to temper" list once the mustard starts cracking add this to the Sambhar rice and serve hot with papad.

My Notes:

• As there are veggies added to the rice itself you don't need any side dish as such.
• This rice tastes best when served hot.
• You can also avoid ghee and do the tempering in oil but this compromises on taste so you can reduce the amount of ghee if you wish.
• Choice of veggies is yours you can add drumstick,potato etc.
• You can reduce the amount of water to rice if you do not like your rice mushy.
• Adjust spice level,tamarind according to taste.
• This rice thickens with time so prepare accordingly.