Kadambam Annam ~ Kadambam Rice

The Kadambam Annam is offered to the Goddess Durga, during the Navaratri time as one day Naivedyam.It is the combination of rice with mixed Vegetables.So,here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Rice-1cup
• Toor dal (Split Pigeon peas)-1/2cup
• Moongdal-1tbsp
• Channadal-1tbsp
• MixedVegetables-  choose 9 variety of Vegetables

Like -Ladies fingers,Pumpkin,Drumstick,Cucumber,Sweetpotato,Baby brinjal/Eggplant,Bottlegourd,Indian broadbeans,Carrot and chop them

• Tamarind paste-1tbsp
• Sambar powder-1tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1tbsp
• Salt to taste

Seasoning:

• Oil/Ghee-1tbsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2tsp
• Cuminseeds-1/2tsp
• Curryleaves-4no
• Redchillies-2breaks
• Asafoetida- a pinch

Method:

• Mix rice & dals,wash them with water and cook till it becomes soft.(Cook it for 3whistles in the pressure cooker)
• Now boil the vegetables in the enough water by adding with Salt and turmeric powder,till halfdone add the tamarind paste and cook till the raw smell of the tamarind paste disappears.
• Now add Curryleaves and Sambar powder and mix well.Let it cook for 2minutes.
• Add dal & rice mixture in to it and mix  gently ;don't mash the rice.
• Now heat ghee /Oil in a hard bottomed pan,add mustard,cumnseeds,redchillies,Curryleaves and Asafoetida.
• Add this Seasoning to the Kadambam Rice ,mix gently and offer to the Goddess Durga.