I dont know from when I had this craving for sambar sadham…….Guess it was when for the first time I tasted sambar sadham from Vasanta Bhavan and I so so liked it. Since then I’ve been trying many trial and error methods of sambar sadham this is one proof for it 😉 And finally here I’ve succedded with this heartiful comfort sambar rice.
Ingredients:
- Rice-1 cup
- Thur dal-1/2 cup
- Oil-1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds-1 tsp
- Fenugreek Seeds-1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves-a few
- Hing-a pinch
- Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
- Tamarind-small lemon sized ball
- Sambar Powder-1.5 tbsp
- Ghee-2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves- to garnish
- Water – 5.5 cups
- Onions (Shallots) – 6 to 8 halved
Vegetables:
- Carrot – 1 chopped
- Tomato – 1
- Peas – 1/4 cup
- Potato – 1 chopped
Method:
- Rinse rice and dhal. Soak them for 15mins in water till its immersed fully. Then drain water and keep aside.Soak tamarind in 2 cups of warm water, keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds, let it splutter add curry leaves and fenugreek seeds. Fry for 2 mins.
- Add onion and tomato saute till tomatos raw smell leaves. Now add all the remaining veggies and saute well, Sprinkle salt,turmeric,sambar powder and hing. Fry for 5mins.Add rice and dhal now.
- Extract 2 cups of tamarind water and add it to the veggies. Now add 3.5 cups of water. Close the lid and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles(till rice and dal becomes mushy).
- Allow pressure to release, open and garnish with coriander leaves. Drizzle 1 tbsp ghee and mix well. Drizzle the remaining ghee just before serving.
My Notes:
- I have used 2 cups of tamarind water and 3.5 cups of water for 1 cup of rice and 1/2 cup dal mixture. Dont be doubtful on the 5.5 cups of water it will be perfect as I have made 3-4 trials before I posted it here 🙂 If you dont want too mushy rice then 5 cups is enough.
- The veggies are purely your choice but dont skip shallots as they tend to give a better taste compared to big onions.
- I didnt add chilli powder as the sambar powder amma makes has good amount of chilli in it. You can add chilli powder if needed.
- Also soaking rice and dhal for 15-20mins makes it to get cooked quickly and mushy.Serve hot else it will get thickened soon.
jayasree says
July 21, 2010 at 4:05 pmSambhar rice looks very inviting….Lovely click
Sayantani says
July 21, 2010 at 4:10 pmnever made or tasted this. but looks so hearty and comforting! would love to make it for my home alone lunch.
Swathi says
July 21, 2010 at 5:07 pmI like this one pot meal, delicious one.
Priya says
July 21, 2010 at 7:04 pmMy comforting food, looks delicious and wholesome..
arthi says
July 21, 2010 at 7:23 pmsharmi,
love sambar rice. nice presentation..
Satya says
July 21, 2010 at 7:28 pmyummy sambar rice…looks so tasty n tempting …awesome click n even i too love vasanth bhavan sambar rice n ratna cafe's too(the one which is in central station,chennai)
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
Shabitha Karthikeyan says
July 21, 2010 at 8:12 pmTruly a comforting food..Looks so tempting !!!
Nitha says
July 22, 2010 at 12:59 amLooks great..
Kairali sisters says
July 22, 2010 at 2:54 amLooks perfect Sharmi…
Love
Kairali sisters
my kitchen says
July 22, 2010 at 3:22 amDelicious sambar rice,my favorite one too
Suma Rajesh says
July 22, 2010 at 6:45 amits my fav tooo…looks simple and filling..
Suma Rowjee says
July 22, 2010 at 8:10 amWow!!The variety of veggies in this makes it all the more delicious!!
RAKS KITCHEN says
July 22, 2010 at 8:49 amA perfect output indeed! I make in similar way with few differences,will post soon 🙂 looks appetizing!
jeyashrisuresh says
July 22, 2010 at 1:29 pmsambar rice looks very nice and ur version is simple. i ususally add some fresh ground masala to it.
shanthi says
July 22, 2010 at 1:46 pmLooks perfect and tempting
Sreelekha Sumesh says
July 23, 2010 at 4:23 amI never tasted this.looks very tempting and delicious.will try one day:)
Valarmathi Sanjeev says
July 23, 2010 at 4:37 amWow… i love this, looks tmepting and super yummy.
Nithu says
July 23, 2010 at 6:12 pmLooks so tempting. I love sambar sadham….
Anonymous says
July 24, 2010 at 3:15 pmSharmilee, I'm not sure if u've tried Mrs.Mano's version of sambar sadham from mayyam… Very tasty… Try it once if u've not tried it yet…
Cheers,
Dev
SE says
July 24, 2010 at 7:26 pmHey Sharmilee, thanks for stopping by and for your wonderful comments.. i am kind a late to let you know though !!
The dish looks very flavorful !!
Torviewtoronto says
July 25, 2010 at 6:50 pmlooks delicious
Yummy Team says
July 28, 2010 at 5:53 amI have never tasted sambar sadham before..It looks tasty!! Tempting pictures..
Reshmi says
July 30, 2010 at 5:03 amu hve a very lovely blog…so i m following u…sambar sadam looks toooo perfect…
Joy says
October 3, 2010 at 7:39 amHi
Now a follower of your recipe for my daily menu.
going try your sambhar sadam today . I will post you the result tomorrow.
bye
Sharmilee! :) says
October 3, 2010 at 8:06 am@Joy : Thanks a lot 4 ur words!!. Sure do try and let me knw! I am confident abt this recipe as few of my friends have tried and given me positive feedback…now waiting to hear urs 🙂
Joy says
October 4, 2010 at 5:53 amNo words to explain , It turned out great , My Hubby who is a pure veggie just loved it .
I did not change anything just the way you posted , it just melted in our throats.
Greattttttttt.
Thanks
Sharmilee! :) says
October 4, 2010 at 7:13 am@Joy : Thanks for taking time and letting me knw….Words like these gets me going even during hectic times!
manimalar says
March 27, 2011 at 3:35 pmhi sharmilee
can i use shakti sambar powder for this?
it would be betterif ur sambar powder recipe is shared for people like me who are out of TN.
Sharmilee! :) says
March 27, 2011 at 3:39 pm@Manimalar : Sure I will post the recipe of sambar powder soon…I have also tried with Aachi sambar powder so guess Shakthi sambar powder would be good too….
pinky says
January 11, 2012 at 10:16 amPerfect recipe for Sambar sadham, it did turned out well!
merlyn says
August 8, 2012 at 6:18 ammy sambar sadam turned out really really well…last time i made, following some other recipe was a disaster. burnt d rice in d pressure cooker cuz of less water…
but ur recipe…hmmm…awesome…yummy! thanks..
merlyn says
August 8, 2012 at 6:29 amsharmi…plz do tell wt could possibly be d best side dish for sambar sadam? apart from appalam..
Sharmilee! :) says
August 8, 2012 at 8:29 am@Merlyn : Any mild stir fry will taste good with it…
Sangee says
January 4, 2013 at 2:53 pmHai sharmi sambar sadam turned out very good for me with correct quantity of water thanks for your recipe. I liked it because you didnt add the coriander seeds in which i dont like that adding to the recipe.
Thenmozhi Murugesan says
January 7, 2013 at 10:06 amSharmi….love ur dishes.I have started cooking veggies after exploring your page. Fantastic and awesome. I forgot most dishes as my mother passed away before my marriage and you are here now substituting her place and shouldering the responsibility to make me a good cook in veg. Thank u Sharmi
nithya govind says
January 25, 2013 at 5:29 pmlove your presentation skills. You sambar sadham is looking yummy.
Nithyascorner
Kumari jemi says
April 8, 2013 at 3:06 pmWhat is hing
Sharmilee! :) says
April 8, 2013 at 3:10 pmIt is perungayam
Nisha says
July 5, 2013 at 4:09 amSo nice clicks and looks so delicious…lovely sambar sadham
Janani Ramakrishnan says
July 8, 2013 at 10:23 amReally it tasted very good..my husband loved it!thanks for this post.. I started learning many receips from your page..
divya makkar says
October 23, 2013 at 10:05 ami had tried it really awesome
Sheela Balamurugan says
December 9, 2013 at 6:05 amcan you post ennai katharikkai receipe, please
SHARMILEE J says
December 9, 2013 at 6:53 amI have already posted ena kathrikkai kuzhambu recipe, please check recipe index
shobs shoba says
February 18, 2014 at 4:59 pmvery nice … i tried out with d same quantity of ingredients … awesome output …
pravu says
April 24, 2014 at 6:36 amHi shars…7 whistles my rice d dal did not cook so added little more water and gave 3 more whis nw cooked but watery….my rice d dal I hope is of best quality it tastes not too good ……wat is ur opinion
SHARMILEE J says
April 27, 2014 at 12:16 pmIt depends on your rice quality I guess….If the rice is old/new the water quantity slightly varies….so adjust accordingly.
M.annapoorani says
January 8, 2015 at 3:18 amplease mention about rice variety raw rice/pulungal rice
SHARMILEE J says
January 13, 2015 at 8:59 amIt is puzhungal rice which we use for keeping normal rice
PKV says
January 12, 2015 at 6:11 amHello Sharmilee,
I am just learning to cook and your recipes are so handy and helpful for me. I tried for the first time Sambar Sadham and it turned out to be great! 🙂 I m loving it.
Thanks for your recipe and it is amazing…I will keep trying few of these and come back to you with my feedback. Kudos! 🙂
Cheers,
Prasanna
Rathi25 says
April 27, 2015 at 6:21 pmHow many whistles and cups of water needed for basmati rice? Thanks.
SHARMILEE J says
April 29, 2015 at 11:45 amIf you are using basmati rice for sambar rice then for 1 cup of rice use atleast 2.5 cups of water to get a mushy texture, I am giving the water ratio without dal
nitin says
June 25, 2015 at 2:02 pmThe sambar sadam came out very well..rice mentioned here is ponni or raw rice?
SHARMILEE J says
June 25, 2015 at 2:07 pmI used ponni
Evangeline ravindran says
December 28, 2015 at 5:02 amHey Sharmi, after 7 whistles, the veggies got too mushy and few almost disappeared. Any tips to prevent this ?
SHARMILEE J says
December 30, 2015 at 12:34 pmIt depends on ur cooker may be reduce it next time.Mine takes a little longer to cook so I gave 7 whistles
Sakthi says
March 21, 2016 at 8:46 amHi Sharmi,
Made this sambar rice – doubling the quantity to offer in baba temple and taste was really awesome..!
Thank you for your detailed explanation.. 🙂
Shrividhya bhaskar says
March 11, 2017 at 10:55 amHello Mrs.Sharmi☺☺ I luckily got to know of yor blog through instagram pics ..I did try this sambhar saadham n It came out really really well glad tat I discovered yor page, I’m highly relying on your postings these days for every dish☺☺ thanks a lot ???
Sindhu says
April 3, 2017 at 12:44 pmHi, today I tried sambar rice..really it came out very well as we eat in hotels… Thanks Sharma ka for sharing such a wonderful recipe.. with your cooking website only am becoming a good cooker…
Sharmila Vijayanand says
December 27, 2018 at 12:46 pmTried this sambhar rice and it came out very well.Thanks for sharing the recipe.Instead of counting whistles I kept the cooker under low flame for 15 minutes.