Sambar Sadham Chettinad

This Recipe is very much traditional,Try this
it will come with a yummy taste..
Ingredients:

• Rice-1 ¼ cups
• Thur dhal-3/4 cup
• Tamarind-qty equal to the size of a gooseberry

Vegetables

• Carrot-1
• Drumstick-1
• Potato-1
• Beans-8
• Green Peas or chickpeas-1 handful
• Small onion -20 to 30
• Tomato-1
• Curry leaves-little
• Coriander leaves-little
• (If one of the vegetable is not there you can substitute with some other one you like.)

To season

• Mustard seeds-1 teaspoon
• Urudh dhal-1 teaspoon
• Red chillies-2
• Coriander leaves-little
• Asafetida-a pinch

Masala to grind:

• Red chillies-4
• Coriander seeds-3 tablespoons
• Pepper-1 teaspoon
• Bengal gram-1 tablespoon
• Curry leaf-little
• Cinnamon-2 pieces
• Clove-2
• Fenugreek seeds-1/2 teaspoon
• Asafetida-a small piece (if powder is used add while seasoning)
• Dry roast all the items .Add fenugreek at last as it will get roasted fast.
• Powder the roasted items

Method:

• This rice can be prepared either in rice cooker or in pressure cooker. I feel it is easy in Rice cooker. But those who are used to cooking rice in pressure cooker can opt for thatCook rice with little extra water.
• Cook the thoor dhal in the pressure cooker separately.Season the vegetables in little oil with mustard seeds and cook them nicely in microwave or in the stove.Dissolve the tamarind in one cup of water
• If you are using rice cooker, when the rice gets cooked add the vegetables, cooked thoor dhal the grinded masala powder and the salt required into the rice cooker and mix well. Add the tamarind water also into the rice cooker. The rice should be little watery. As time goes on it will become thick. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes more.
• Those who are using pressure cooker can cook rice, vegetables and dhal separately. Then keep a flat bottomed vessel in the stove.
• Add the rice, dhal, cooked vegetables, grinded masala and the salt needed into it and mix well.
• Add the tamarind water also into the mix. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes more.Finally season with the items given in ‘To season’Some cashews can also be roasted in ghee and added for extra taste.
• While serving garnish with coriander leaves and little ghee. Serve along with papad