Sambar Rice

Ingredients:

Boiled rice – 1 cup

Toor dal – ½ cup

One medium onion

One medium tomato

Diced vegetables (I used carrot & potatoes) – 1 cup

Tamarind – small lemon sized

Seasoning:

Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

Jeera - ¼ tsp

Methi seeds – 5 - 6

Red chili - 1

Curry leaves - 6 -7

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Sambar powder – 2 tbs

Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbs

Hing – pinch

Salt

Oil

Preparation:

1. Soak tamarind in ½ cup of water for 15 min and extract the juice.
2. Cook toor dal in pressure cooker; mash using ladle and keep aside.
3. Heat oil; add hing, mustard, jeera, methi seeds, red chili and sauté for 2 min.
4. Add onions, vegetables, turmeric powder and mix well. Close the lid and let it cook for 5 min.
5. Add cooked dal, water, salt and mix well. Close the lid and let the vegetables cook.
6. Add tamarind extract, sambar powder and small piece of jaggery and cook for 5 min.
7. Add curry leaves and rice and cook for 5 – 10 min.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with papad or fried cashew.