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Kerala · Lunch

Sambar Rice

Traditional 31. Sambar Rice recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1.5 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup sambar (prepared fresh)
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 8 curry leaves
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Sambar Rice

1. Combine rice and sambar (2 mins, medium heat): Heat coconut oil, crackle mustard seeds, add curry leaves. Pour hot sambar over cooked rice. Visual: rice absorbs sambar, golden color distributes evenly.
2. Mix gently (2 mins, low heat): Fold rice and sambar together gently to combine without crushing grains. Visual: even distribution, each grain coated.
3. Rest (2 mins, low heat): Let rice rest in warm sambar 2 minutes to absorb flavors.

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