Sambar Rice Recipe | Pressure Cooker Sambar Sadam Recipe
Sambar Rice also known as sambar sadham or sambar satham is a South Indian comfort food. It is a nutritious wholesome meal made with rice, lentil, vegetables making it an one pot wonder meal.
Equipment
Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1½ cup Rice
- ¾ cup Toor Dal
- 1 large Onion peeled and chopped
- 2 medium Tomato chopped
- 1 tablespoon Salt or to taste
- 2 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- 1 teaspoon Jaggery
- 7½ cup Water
- 2 tablespoon Ghee to drizzle in the last
- ½ cup Coriander leaves
Vegetable to Use
- 1 medium Carrot chopped
- 1 small Raw Banana / Raw Plantain / Vazhakai peeled and chopped
- 1 small Brinjal chopped
- 4 no Ladysfinger chopped
- ½ cup Elephant Yam / Chenai Kilangu peeled and chopped
- 1 medium Potato peeled and chopped
- ½ cup Snake Gourd chopped
- ½ cup Pumpkin / Poosanikai peeled and chopped
For Tempering:
- ¼ cup Oil or Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds
- 3 no Dry Red Chilli broken
- 2 sprig Curry leaves
Spice Powders
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 3 tablespoon Sambar Powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Powder
Instructions
- Wash rice and dal well in lots of water. Cover with fresh water and let them soak for 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add in the tempering ingredients and saute for a minute. Let them sizzle. Now add in onions, tomatoes and toss well. Cook them for 5 mins.
- Now add in salt, jaggery and all the spice powders given and saute them for a minute until raw smell leaves. Now add in all the veggies and toss well with the masala.
- Pour in water. Add in dal, rice and tamarind extract. Bring this to a boil and cover the pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistle and simmer for 5 mins. Now switch off the flame and let them steam escape all by itself.
- Open the cooker, Drizzle in some ghee and mix well. Serve with papad and pickle.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Sambar Rice Recipe | Pressure Cooker Sambar Sadam Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
459
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
8
g
Cholesterol
13
mg
4
%
Sodium
1223
mg
53
%
Potassium
678
mg
19
%
Carbohydrates
71
g
24
%
Fiber
9
g
38
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
3112
IU
62
%
Vitamin C
33
mg
40
%
Calcium
92
mg
9
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.