Arisi Paruppu Sadam Recipe | Coimbatore Style Arisi Paruppu Sadam | Startup Cooking

 COIMBATORE STYLE ARISI PARUPPU SADAM

Arisi Paruppu Sadam Recipe - Coimbatore style with step by step pictures. This is a popular main dish from the Coimbatore or Kongunaadu region of Tamil Nadu. It literally translates, dal rice or rice with lentils, a truly comfortable meal, nourishing and wholesome food that we can prepare within 30 minutes. Traditionally, parboiled  or sona masoori rice is used to prepared this dish. This rice is not very mushy like sambar sadham, the texture is slightly dry with separate grains and it goes well with potato fry  or raw banana fry.

Arisi Paruppu Sadam is also known as "Kavundar Biryani" as mentioned by actor Sivakumar in his book named "Rajapattai". This is a very famous one-pot dish especially in the community called kavundar who form the major population in coimbatore in those days. This dish is must try for everyone who loves delicious and flavorful one-pot meals.

I love this tasty and quick paruppu sadham. This dish always comes to hand, whenever there is no vegetable in home. Arisi paruppu sadam goes well with potato fry, pickle, fryums or even with raitha. This dish is loved by all ages and its an ideal comfort food that you can enjoy round the year. Pack this yummy dish for your kids lunch box or for your road trip. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Arisi Paruppu Sadam. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR ARISI PARUPPU SADAM

Coarse : Lunch

Cuisine : South Indian

Author : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time : 10 min

Cook Time : 20 min

Total Time : 30 min

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup sona masoori rice

• 1/4 cup toor dal

• 3 tbsp sesame oil

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 2 red chilli

• 1 large onion - finely chopped

• 6-7 garlic - finely chopped

• 2 tomatoes - finely chopped

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

• 1.5 tsp sambar powder

• salt - to taste

• 2 - 2.5 cup water

• 1 tbsp ghee - for garnish

PROCEDURE

• wash and soak the rice and the toor dal in water for 15-20 minutes

• heat sesame oil in the pressure cooker pan and temper with mustard seeds and cumin seeds, then followed by curry leaves and red chillies

• add in the finely chopped onions and garlic and fry till the onions are soft and translucent

• now add in the finely chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder and sambar powder

• fry well till the tomatoes are mashed together and the raw smell of spices goes

• add in the water and salt together and mix well. once the water starts to boil vigorously, add in the soaked rice and toor dal

• mix well and close the pan with lid and pressure cook for 3 whistles and then switch off the flame

• serve hot with a tbsp of ghee

• Enjoy!

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NOTES

• this rice tastes very good with sona masoori rice
• adjust spice level according to your taste
• don't forget to add a tbsp of ghee when serving
• use sesame oil for better results

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ARISI PARUPPU SADAM WITH STEP BY 

STEP PHOTO RECIPE

take 1 cup rice and 1/4 cup toor dal

wash 3 times in running water and soak for 10-15 minutes

heat sesame oil in the pan and temper with mustard seeds and cumin seeds

add curry leaves and red chillies and fry for few seconds

add in the finely chopped onion and garlic 

fry  in medium flame till the onions are soft and translucent

it takes about 5 minutes 

add chopped tomato, turmeric powder and sambar powder

saute well till the tomatoes mashed together or till the raw smell of spices goes

add water and salt together

bring water to boil in medium flame

now add strained rice and dal together

mix well

cover the pan with lid and pressure cook for 3 whistle on medium flame

arisi paruppu sadham is ready to be served

serve with a tsp of ghee