Sambar Bhaath Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 kg rice, half cooked
• 200g split gram
• 20g red chilies
• 2 tsp Bengal gram
• 2 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
• A pinch of asafoetida
• Small lemon size of tamarind
• ½ cup oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• 100g pearl onions
• Salt to taste

How to make Sambar Bhaath

1. Mix the pearl onions with split gram and pressure cook for 5-6 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan, fry red chilies, Bengal gram, 1 tbsp split gram, coriander seeds, asafoetida and fenugreek seeds until golden color.
3. Cool and blend them to a fine powder.
4. Soak the tamarind in little water and strain it.
5. Add the ground powder, salt to the tamarind water and mix well.
6. To the half-cooked rice, add tamarind water and cook the rice for 10-15 minutes or until done.
7. In a separate pan, heat oil and season with mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilies.
8. Add the seasoning to the rice and mix well.
9. Serve hot.