Sambar Rice / Bisibelabath

Let’s make it

1. 01

   Take rice and toor dal, quantity as mentioned above in a bowl, wash it 2 to 3 times in water and keep it soaked for atlease 30 minutes.

2. 02

   Wash and chop all the above mentioned vegetables and keep them in a clean plate.

3. 03

   Keep a pressure cooker in stove and pour 4 tablespoon of oil and let it heat for 1 minute.

4. 04

   Add green chillies & chopped onion in cooker and continuosly fry it until golden brown colour is reached. Then add 6 curry leaves.

5. 05

   Add chopped tomato and keep frying until it completely mashes.

6. 06

   Add all chopped brinjal, nookal, drumstick, carrot in the cooker and let it saute it for 2 minutes.

7. 07

   Finely sprinkle 1 tablespoon of chilli powder, 1&1/2 tablespoon of coriander powder, 2 tablespoon of sambar powder and 1/4 teaspoon of tureric powder in cooker and continue sauting for another 1 minute.

8. 08

   Add salt as per requirement and also add 4 cup of water (same cup used to measure rice).

9. 09

   Add the soaked rice and toor dal without soaked water. Mix well and put on the lid properly.

10. 10

    Let it cook in medium flame till 3 to 4 whistles.

11. 11

    Turn off stove. Wait till pressure releases. Open the lid and mix the sambar rice well. Keep it aside.

12. 12

    In a separate pan, add 4 tablespoon of oil and 3 tablespoon of ghee. Heat it for 1 minute.

13. 13

    Keep the stove in medium flame. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and wait till they pop.

14. 14

    Add asafoetida powder, curry leaves, cashew nuts and fry them for 1 more minute.

15. 15

    Pour the fried mixture into the cooked sambar rice and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves + 4 curry leaves.

16. 16

    Mix it well. Delicious sambar rice is ready !