Samber Rice from MTR Samber powder

Samber Rice

Samber Rice… The very name suggests that, it serves the purpose of a Complete meal.  It is a dish full of carbohydrate, protein and vitamins of vegetables. Very easy and quick to prepare.  As it is complete meal it is very good for lunch box.  Especially for kid’s lunch box.  Fuzzy eaters will have goodness of dal, energy of rice and strength of veggies.  

Today elder son woke up to get ready for school.  His first question in the morning was what's for lunch mama.  I said Samber Rice.  He smiled at me and said, “wow my favourite”.  Any side dish will be best for it like chips or papad.  And all types of sukhi sabzi will go with this dish.  Here is my version of samber rice. 

Rice - 1 cup

Tuardal -  1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Haldi- 1/2 +1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder -  1/2tsp

MTR Samber powder -  2 tbsp

Zeera -  1tsp

Mustard -  1tsp

Methi seeds -  1tsp

Hing -  1/2tsp

Red Chili -  2

Brinjal - 1

Bhindi -  4 to 5

 Carrot -  1

Radish - 1

Green peas -  3tbsp

Onion - 1 big 

Samber onion -  10

Tomatoes -  2

Curry leaves -  1 string 

Tamarind -  one big marvel size

Wash and clean both rice and dal and soak together for 15 mins. After 15 mins in a pressure cooker add soaked rice and dal, salt, haldi and hing and cook upto 2 whistles (Quick Tip: Add Hing while boiling to allow the whole grain and pulse absorb its aroma) 

Cut all the veggies length wise and put them in water except bhindi.  Slice the big onions and keep aside.  Crush the tomatoes and keep aside (Quick Tip: Instead of cutting tomatoes, try crushing so as to extract better flavour). Clean and peel the small onions and keep aside. 

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard,  zeera and Methi, let them crackle.  Now add red Chili and curry leaves and saute.  Add sliced onions and saute them up to pinkish in colour.  Add all the veggies, salt, haldi and red chilli powder.  Saute upto the veggies are 90% cooked.  Now add the boiled rice and dal and  MTR samber powder.  Cook them properly and let the veggies cook.. Now add tamarind pulp and balance the seasoning. 

Serve hot with a spoon of ghee and with any side dish of your choice.