Recipes using Neelam Samba Rice

1. Neelam samba Pori Dosai

Ingredients

• Neelam samba -1cup (200g)
• Black lentils-1/4cup (50g)
• Puffed rice -3cups (600g)
• Fenugreek-1/2tsp

Method

1. Soak the rice in water overnight. 
2. Soak the lentils and fenugreek. 
3. Soak the puffed rice in water for 5min.
4. Grind all the ingredients nicely. 
5. Allow it to ferment for 8hrs.
6. Now you can make a crispy dosa. 
7. It goes well with mutton gravy or chilli chutney. Try it and enjoy.

(Source-Traditional rice recipes from Ms. Shoba, Madurai)

2.Neelam Samba Kara Kali

Ingredients

• Neelan samba rice-1 cup (200g)
• Green gram dhal-1/2 cup (100g)
• Pepper-1 tsp
• Onion-2 nos
• Green chilli-4 nos
• Mustard seeds-1 tsp
• Urad dal-1 tsp
• Curry leaves- a bunch
• Hing-1 pinch

Method

1. Wash and soak the rice for 3hours.
2. Wash and fry the green gram dhal. 
3. Grind both the ingredients coarsely. 
4. Grind pepper with it. 
5. Heat the oil in kadai. 
6. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and green chillies. 
7. Add curry leaves and onion. 
8. Add the powdered rice. 
9. 1 cup powder with 2 cups of water. 
10. Keep 3 whistle after 10minutes open the lid. 
11. Just mix it and serve it with brinjal chutney. 

This recipe is a slight version of rice upma for rice upma. Have it with brinjal chutney, try it and enjoy.

(Source-Traditional rice recipes from Ms. Shoba, Madurai)

3.Nutritious Neelam samba kanji powder

Ingredients

• Neelam samba rice – 2 cups (400g)
• Roasted Bengal gram – 1 cup (200g)
• Wheat flour – ½ cup (100g)
• Ragi – ½ cup (100g)
• Thinai maavu – ½ cup (100g) (available as flour in store or can roast thinai and grind it to make a flour)
• Green gram (pacha payir) – ½ cup (100g)
• Sesame seeds – ½ tsp

Preparation

1. All the above mentioned ingredients should be roasted individually until you get good smell.
2. Allow it to cool
3. Grind it to a fine powder
4. With this powder, you can add sugar/ jaggery and milk/ buttermilk and salt / cardamom powder to consume on regular basis.

(SOURCE: Translated from Sempulam recipe)

4.Neelam samba sathu maavu laddoos

Ingredients

• Neelam samba saththu maavu – ½ cup (100g)
• Powdered jaggery or powdered sugar – ½ cup (100g)
• Melted ghee – 2 tsp
• Honey – ½ tsp
• Cardamom powder – a pinch
• Roasted cashewnuts (optional)

Preparation

1.  Mix all the ingredients and add honey, ghee and cardamom powder to it. Shape it into balls.

 (SOURCE: Translated from Sempulam recipe)