Bisi Bele Bath Recipe / Sambar Sadam

Posted by Angela Steffi on 10:46:00 PM

Serving Size          :  6 people Preparation Time : 30 min Cooking Time       : 30 mins

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Quantity	Ingredients for making Sambar Sadam Recipe
	To Cook Rice and Dal
3/4 cup	Rice
1/2 cup	Thoor Dal / Thuvaram Paruppu
4 cup	Water
	To make Bisi Bele Bath powder
1 tsp	Oil
1 tbsp	Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu / Bengal Gram
1 tbsp	Coriander Seeds
2 tsp	Pepper corns
1 tsp	Urad Dal  / Ulunthu
1 tsp	cumin seeds
1 tsp	Fennel Seeds
4	Dry red chilies
5	Kashmiri Chili
2 Tbsp	Grated Coconut
	To make sambar Sadam
1 tbsp	Oil
1/2 tsp	Turmeric Powder
1/4 tsp	Asafoetida / Hing / Kaayam
2	Green Chilies
10-12	Shallots / chinna Vengayam
4 cup	Vegetables
2	Tomatoes
2 cup	Water
Small ball	Tamarind (soak in water for 10 min) / Pulli
	Salt to taste

To Temper
2 tbsp Ghee / Clarified butter
10-15 Cashew nuts
1/8 tsp Fenugreek seeds
1/8 tsp Mustard Seeds
3 Dry red chilies
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Cooking Method

Step 1) Cooking Rice and Dal:
In a pressure cooker add rice and dal (wash it in water for a couple of times) . Add 4 cups of water to the rice and cook it for 4 whistles .We need to add more water to cook the rice because the rice needs to be cooked fully and it should be a little mushy.
I like my sambar sadam to be mushy, if you want the rice to be more visible then reduce the cooking time.

Step 2) Bisi Bele Bath Powder:
Heat a tsp of oil and add Chana dal, urad dal, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper corns, fennel seeds, dry red chilies , kashmiri chilies to get nice color and roast it for few seconds. Then add grated coconut and saute it until coconut changes golden.


Step 3) Grinding Sambar Powder:
Allow the mixture to cool completely and grind it to a very smooth powder. If you are using sambar powder then use 4 tbsp of sambar powder


Step 4) Vegetables:
You can add any vegetables of your choice, i have used carrots, beans, brinjal, drumstick, potato, Cucumber, fresh peas.In order to prevent discoloration drop the vegetables in cold water immediately after cutting the vegetables (except to tomatoes)

Step 5) Making Sambar Sadam: 
In a big pan heat oil and add turmeric powder and asafoetida, give it a stir and then add green chilies and shallots. shallots plays an important role in sambar sadam it give an unique and good taste to the recipe.After mixing it once add the vegetables , tomatoes and peas

Add the freshly ground sambar powder , water , little bit of salt and cook until the vegetables are fully cooked.


Step 6) Adding the Rice:
Once the vegetables are 100 % done add tamarind juice. Soak a gooseberry size tamarind in water for 10 minutes and extract the juice. also add required salt and then add the cooked rice and dal. Mix it well to get rid of any lumps.Cover and cook it for another 5 minutes.

Step 7) Tempering: 
Sambar samdam is incomplete without tempering so first melt ghee in a pan and add the cashews roast it until it changes golden. Take it off from the ghee and keep it aside. Now in the same pan add fenugreek and mustard seeds, dry red chilies and curry leaves. mix it once and turn off the haet

Step 8) Bisi bele Bath: 
Add the cashews, tempering and coriander leaves to the prepared sambar rice and mix well.


Our Delicious sambar sadam is ready to be served. It tastes awesome with a side of chips or fryums and also with raitha. This recipe is very famous in every household in south India especially in the states of  Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.


 Notes:

• Add a tsp of fresh homemade ghee on the top of sambar sadam before serving, it will taste heavenly.
• Do not add too much of water while cooking the vegetables just add enough water to cook the vegetables otherwise the after adding the cooked rice it will take lot of time to get into the proper consistency.
• If you are using sambar powder the use 4 tbsp of sambar powder
• Adding nuts enhances the taste of the recipe.