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🍛Sambar Rice with Papad

Name: Sambar Rice with Papad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (South Indian)
Ingredients: 0.5 cup toor dal; 0.5 cup rice; 1 piece drumstick; 1 medium carrot; 1 medium tomato; 1 tbsp tamarind; 1.5 tbsp sambar powder; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 piece papad

Authentic south indian indian lunch you can cook at home in about 35 minutes. 11 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

35 min

Serves

Per serving

540 kcal

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients (1 servings)

0.5 cuptoor dal
0.5 cuprice
1 piecedrumstick
1 mediumcarrot
1 mediumtomato
1 tbsptamarind
1.5 tbspsambar powder
1 tspmustard seeds
1 sprigcurry leaves
1 tbspghee
1 piecepapad

Instructions

1
Pressure cook rice and toor dal separately until soft.
2
Boil chopped vegetables with tamarind water and sambar powder until tender.
3
Mash dal lightly, combine with vegetables and a cup of water; simmer 8 min.
4
Temper mustard seeds and curry leaves in ghee; pour over sambar.
5
Mix sambar with rice on the plate; serve with crispy roasted papad.

Nutrition per serving

540

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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