For Rice:

1) Basmati Rice – 1 cup
2) Ghee – 2 tbsp

Soak Basmati Rice in water for 2 hours. Wash and drain rice.
Heat ghee in a thick bottom or non stick pan and fry rice.
Boil 2 cups water in a pan and cook rice. Do not over cook. Drain and let rice cool once it is cooked.

For Corainder Mix:

You can either use store bought Corainder chutney or make chutney by yourself. Recipe for Corrainder Chutney follows.

1) Corrainder leaves – a bunch
2) Green Chilly – 6
4) Ginger – 1 inch piece
5) Fresh squeezed lemon juice – 2 tsp
6) Yellow onion chopped – 2 tsp
7) Grated coconut – 2 tsp

Grind together above ingredients and set aside.

To make coriander rice :

1) Yellow Onions – 2 , finely chopped
2) Frozen green peas – 1/4 cup
3) Oil

Heat some oil in pan
Fry chopped onions and green peas.
Add coriander chutney and fry.
Once all vegetables are cooked and all water is evaporated , add cooked rice and mix well.
Chop some fresh coriander leaves and garnish.

For Rice:

1) Basmati Rice – 1 cup
2) Ghee – 2 tbsp

Soak Basmati Rice in water for 2 hours. Wash and drain rice.
Heat ghee in a thick bottom or non stick pan and fry rice.
Boil 2 cups water in a pan and cook rice. Do not over cook. Drain and let rice cool once it is cooked.

For Sambar:

1)   Pearl Onion – 1/4 cup
2)  Winter melon – 1/4 cup
3)  Drumsticks – 1
4)  Vendakka ( Okra) – 6-7
5)   Tomato – 2
5)  Green chilly – 4
6)  Toor Dal – 1/2 cup
7)  Your favortie Sambar powder
8)  Turmeric powder
9)  Tamarind ( 1/4 th of lemon size ball) – Soak in hot water , drain and remove seeds.

Pressure cook toor dal with some turmeric powder and oil and set them aside.
Cut all vegetables.
Cut Okra into two pieces and shallow fry them in some oil and set them aside.
Cook Drumsticks in some water adding some salt till they are 3/4th done and set them aside.
Transfer cooked Toor dal to a deep wok and winter melon , drumsticks to this and cook on medium flame.
Once it is 3/4th doneadd tomato,pearl onion, slitted green chilly and cook them till all vegetables are cooked well.
Add sambar powder.
And tamarind water to Sambar.
Add fried Okra to Sambar.
Boil sambar once and turn off flame.

For Sambar Sadam:

1) Oil
2) Dry Red Chilly – 5
3) Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
4) Mustard seeds

Heat some oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds
Add dry red chillies and curry leaves.
Transfer 3-4 tbsp sambar vegetables from the cooked sambar and saute till all water evaporates.
Add more sambar powder if needed.
Add cooled rice and mix well.
Yummy sambar rice is ready !!!