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What to Cook With Rice and Sambar
A pantry-first approach to building meals around cooked rice and sambar, a South Indian staple.
Why this page exists
Having rice and sambar ready opens up quick meal options like sambar rice, sambar-based bowls, and simple sides. This page targets those pantry ingredients with suggestions for turning them into complete meals.
- • Mix hot rice with sambar and a dollop of ghee for classic sambar rice.
- • Turn sambar into a soup or stew with added vegetables and serve with rice or bread.
- • Use sambar as a base for a quick vegetable pulao or fried rice.