Seeraga Samba Vengaya Gojju Sadham

This used to be the traditional rice carried for vana bojanam. This can be cooked without Onions also. 

- 1 cup Seeraga samba rice
- small onion 1 cup - chopped
- karuveppilai
- red chilli - 6
- tamarind pulp - 1/2 cup thick
- sambar powder - 2 tbsp
- Methi Seeds - 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad Dal - 1 tsp
- Bengal Gram - 1 tbsp
- Asafoedita
- Gingelly Oil - 40 Ml (Better if you use cold pressed)
- Salt to taste
- Optianal - raw ground nut soaked and boiled - 1/2 cup
- Kasur Methi 1 tsp

- Put cooker in Gas Top
- Put oil and heat it.
- Add Mustard Seeds, Methi Seeds, Urad Dal & Bengal Gram dal. Fry it
- Add Red chillies and fry it for 2 min
- Add Asafoedita & Karuveppilai
- Add chopped onion and fry till color changes (You can also add cubed brinjals also)
- Add Salt, Turmeric Power, Sambar Power, Kasur Methi and fry for 1 min
- Pour in tarmarind juice
- Mix well. Add washed seeraga samba rice to the cooker
- Mix well for few mins.
- Optionally add the boiled Ground Nuts.
- Water ratio to rice is 1:3.5 cups including tamarind pulp
- Close the cooker and cook till 3 whistles.
- Open it mix it, adjust the salt.

Goes well with Vadams, Raw Banana Chips etc.,