Kadamba Sadam

Kadamba Sadam

Kadamba Sadam is a medley of vegetables, legumes, rice, lentils with freshly grounded spices. 

 This is a one pot meal perfect for a lunch box.

 This recipe is slightly different from normal Sambar Sadam and Bisiebele bath. 

For Kadamba Sadam we use only Country Vegetables ( Nattu kaikare) with freshly grounded spices. 

You can also add fried turkey berries (sundakkai) while tempering which gives authentic taste to Kadamba Sadam. 

Today I used vegetables:  Ash gourd, yellow pumpkin, cluster beans, raw banana, chow chow. 

Legumes: grean peas, red eye beans.

Ingredients:

Vegetables - 1 cup

Raw rice - 1.5 cups

Tamarind - medium size gooseberry 

Toor dal - 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Ghee- 1 tsp

Asafatedia - 1/4 tsp

Legumes:

Black eyed beans - 2 tablespoons

Green peas - 2 tablespoons.

Spices:

Dhania/ Corriader seeds - 1.5 tablespoons

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Pepper corns - 7-8 nos

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Red chillies - 4-5 nos

Grated coconut - 2 tablespoons

Curry leaves - handful 

Tempering:

Mustard - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Corriader leaves - few

Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

# Wash and chop the vegetables in square diced shape.

# Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of water. Squize tamarind extract to get tamarind juice.

# Cook vegetables, legumes. Donot over cook them.

# In 1 tsp of oil roast the spices for spice powder.

(Corriader seeds, Fenugreek seeds, channa dal, pepper, red chillies, grated coconut, curry leaves.)

Allow it to cool for some time and make a fine powder.

# Wash rice and toor dal and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles/ until they are cooked well.

# Heat a pan add oil, mustard seeds let is splutter well add curry leaves scard well...add cooked vegetables, legumes, tamarind juice, salt and allow it to boil for 5-7 minutes until the raw smell of tamarind goes. 

# Add freshly grinded spice powder and boil for 2-3 minutes.

# Mash cooked dal and rice well, add to the boiling vegetables in tamarind sauce.

# Add asafoetida and mix well. Switch off the flame.

# Add chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves.

# Add a dollop of ghee and serve.

Please do try and provide your comments.

Thank U!