Sambar Sadam/Rice (BisiBelaBath) - Tamilnadu Recipe

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 1 1/2  Cup

Toor Dal /Tuvara Parippu - 1/2 Cup

Extra virgin Olive oil - 2 tblspn

Mustard seeds - 1 tspn

Dried Red chillies- 2 (broken into two)

Curry leaves - 2 springs

Urad dal /Uzhunnu parippu - 1 tspn

Channa dal /Kadala parippu) - 1 tspn

Asafoetida powder- A pinch

Vegetables -  2 cups (potato-1,drum sticks,Beans)

Onion - 1 (medium size-chopped)

Tomato - 1 (chopped)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn

Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn

Sambar powder - 2 tspn

Tamarind Extract -1/2 tspn

Salt to taste

Ghee - 1 tspn

Preparation

1.Wash together rice and dal. Keep aside.
2.Heat oil in a pressure cooker and Splutter mustard seeds.Add curry leaves,red chillies and asafoetida.
3.Add onion and fry for a few minutes. Add all the vegetables and tomato. Fry for a min.
4.Add rice and dal, turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder, sambar powder, tamarind, salt. Mix everything.
5.Pour in 6 cups of water and add tspn of ghee.Let it cook for 3 whistles in high heat.And simmer for 5 minutes.Remove from the stove.
6.Let it cool for 30 minutes and serve.