Cooker Sambar Sadham
- 20 min
- medium
- Serves 3
Cooker sambar sadham, one-pot sambar rice with toor dal, vegetables and Cookd Sambar Masala. Quick, medium-spicy, serves 3, 20 minutes, step-by-step video.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Lunchbox, Rainy Day
Ingredients
Oil1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds¼ tsp
Fenugreek Seeds¼ tsp
Cumin¼ tsp
Green Chilli1
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Dry Red Chilli1
Small Onion (Shallots)¼ cup
Beans, Diced¼ cup
Carrot, Diced¼ cup
Brinjal, Diced¼ cup
Tomato, Diced40 grams
Cookd Sambar MasalaToor Dal60 grams
Raw Rice½ cup
Water3 cup
Ghee1 tsp
Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped1 tbsp
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 3 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 303kcal | 909kcal |
| Protein | 8.6g | 26g |
| Carbohydrate | 49g | 148g |
| Fat | 8.3g | 25g |
| Fibre | 6.4g | 19g |
| Sugar | 3.4g | 10g |
Cookd masalas for toor dal
Method
Wash the toor dal and rice until the water runs clean. In a pressure cooker, pour oil and add the mustard and fenugreek seeds
Once the mustard seeds splutter, add all the vegetables and saute for 2-3 minutes on a medium flame.
Add the Cookd Tamil Nadu Lunch Sambar and mix thoroughly. Add the washed toor dal and rice, and water into a pressure cooker on a low to medium flame for 4 whistles (around 7-8 minutes) and set aside.
Finish with ghee and coriander leaves.
Before you start
- How long does Cooker Sambar Sadham take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Cooker Sambar Sadham serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Cooker Sambar Sadham vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Cooker Sambar Sadham spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Cooker Sambar Sadham?
- 60 grams Toor Dal, ½ cup Raw Rice, 2 tbsp Cookd Sambar Masala, ¼ cup Small Onion (Shallots), ¼ cup Beans, ¼ cup Carrot, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Cooker Sambar Sadham?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Cooker Sambar Sadham?
- About 303 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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