Kadamba Saadam
Kadamba Saadam is a wholesome dish that is packed with vegetables, lentils and rice. Serve this tangy and delicious dish hot with papad and Enjoy. I served it with some store bought veggie sticks and some ghee.
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups Rice (I used a combination of Sona Masoori & brown Rice)
- ½ cup toor dal
- 2 tbsp chana dal
- 3 cups Mixed Vegetables (Potato, Carrot, Green beans, Lauki, White Pumpkin etc)
- 2 Green Chilies, slit
- 3~4 tbsp Tamarind paste
- 1~2 tbsp Sambar powder
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 8~10 curry leaves
- To taste salt
- 2 tbsp Cilantro, finely chopped
Instructions
- Cook rice with 3 cups of water until tender and almost mushy.*
- Pressure cook the lentils until very tender and mushy.*
- Par cook the veggies until almost tender. Keep aside.
- Heat 2tbsp oil and 1tbsp ghee in a large pan; add the mustard seeds and once the seeds start to splutter, add the curry leaves, asafoetida and green chilies. Cook for 1~2 minutes.
- Next add the par cooked veggies, turmeric and tamarind paste. Stir in 2 cups of water and simmer till the veggies are tender.
- Add the cooked lentils, sambar powder and salt. Simmer for 5~10 minutes.
- Add the cooked rice and 1~2 cups of water, depending on how thick you want the rice to be. Remember rice absorbs water as it cools and the dish gets very thick.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings accordingly.
Notes
- Cook rice and dal together to avoid using 2 pans. Here in the US, it takes dal a very long time to cook which is why I usually cook rice and lentils separately.
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