Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice
Also known as Millet Sambar Rice · Veg · Rice dishes, Curries & Gravies
Rice dishesCurries & GraviesKuzhambu, Sambar & RasamDalOne-pot meals
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Lunchbox
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Pressure cooker millet sambar rice with toor dal, vegetables and Cookd Sambar Masala. Quick, medium-spicy, serves 3, 20 minutes, step-by-step video.
Low calorie
Ingredients
18 itemsCoriander Leaves, Finely Chopped1 tbsp
Ghee1 tsp
Cookd Sambar Masala2 tbsp
Toor Dal60 grams
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Beans, Diced¼ cup
Carrot, Diced¼ cup
Brinjal, Diced50 grams
Barley½ cup
Tomato, Diced40 grams
Water3 cup
Sunflower Oil1 tbsp
Dry Red Chilli1
Small Onion (Shallots)¼ cup
Mustard Seeds¼ tsp
Fenugreek Seeds½ tsp
Cumin¼ tsp
Green Chilli1
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 3. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 305kcal | 915kcal |
| Protein | 9.9g | 30g |
| Carbohydrate | 49g | 147g |
| Fat | 8.6g | 26g |
| Fibre | 12g | 36g |
| Sugar | 4.1g | 12g |
Cookd masalas for barley
Method
- 1
Wash the Toor Dal and Barnyard Millet until the water runs clean. In a pressure cooker, pour oil and add the mustard and fenugreek seeds
Curry leavesSunflower OilDry Red ChilliSmall Onion (Shallots)Mustard SeedsFenugreek SeedsCuminGreen Chilli
- 2
Once the mustard seeds splutter, add all the vegetables and saute for 2-3 minutes on a medium flame.
BeansCarrotBrinjalTomato
- 3
Add the Cookd Tamil Nadu Lunch Sambar and mix thoroughly. Add the washed toor dal and millet, and water into a pressure cooker on a low to medium flame for 4 whistles (around 7-8 minutes) and set aside.
Cookd Sambar MasalaToor DalBarleyWater
- 4
Finish with ghee and coriander leaves.
Coriander LeavesGhee
Before you start
- How long does Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice 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 Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice?
- ½ cup Barley, 2 tbsp Cookd Sambar Masala, 60 grams Toor Dal, ¼ cup Beans, ¼ cup Carrot, 50 grams Brinjal, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Pressure Cooker Millet Sambar Rice?
- About 305 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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