SAMBAR SADHAM

Try this Sambar saatham, not so healthy, neither too quick to cook.
You can cook this once in a way, for any potluck.
It will be tasty. Kugan98


SAMBAR SAATHAM
1 cup rice
1 cup toor dal
1 small lime size ball of tamarind
3 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons oil
2 teaspoons ghee
12 red chili peppers
4 green chili peppers
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
2 teaspoon mustard seeds
12 cashew nuts
1/4 cup grated coconut
Turmeric powder
Curry leaves
Asafoetida

Fry coriander seeds and 6 red chilies fenugreek seeds, and coconut in 2 teaspoons of oil. Cool and powder.

In a large pot bring 2 cups of water to boil. Wash and clean dal and add to the water along with a pinch of turmeric. Wash and drain rice. When the dal is half cooked, add
Vegetables such as , drumsticks carrots, potatoes, chow chow, brinjal etc may be added.

Add 2 to 3 cups of boiling water to the pot and stir in rice. Keep stirring to prevent scorching. Prepare tamarind water by soaking the tamarind in a cup of water. When rice and dal is cooked and most of the water is absorbed, add the tamarind water to the pot along with salt and stir. Cook until most of the water is absorbed. Remove from stove.
(. Add tamarind only after the vegetables have cooked. )


Heat a frying pan and add oil. Season with mustard seeds, red chilies. Add green chilies and curry leaves. Add this to the cooked rice and dal. Fry cashew nuts in ghee, add the powdered masala and stir this into the rice and dal mixture. Dissolve asafoetida in a tablespoon of water and add to the pot. Stir and mix well. Let it cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from stove. Add coriander leaves. When cooled, the dish will attain required consistency.