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Arisi Paruppu Sadam

The history of Arisi Paruppu Sadam is deeply rooted in the agricultural lifestyle of the Kongu region. While it appears simple, it carries significant cultural weight in Western Tamil Nadu.
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Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 3
Course: lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Rice preferably parboiled rice like ponni
  • 1/4 cup toor dal
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 tablespoon Indian sesame oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves
  • 2 dried red chillies
  • 2 onions. finely chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 2 tomatoes finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon sambar powder
  • 1 tablespoon hot Ghee for serving

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker

Method
 

  1. Wash and soak the rice and the toor dal in water.
  2. Heat oil in a pan until hot. Add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and dried red chillies. Let the mustard seeds splutter. Add in the onions and the garlic and fry till the onions are soft and slowly starting to brown.
  3. Add in the finely chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt. Fry well till the tomatoes are juiced down and mashed together.
  4. Add in the hot water to the pan. Strain the rice and dal and add it to the pan. Check for seasoning.
  5. Cook the rice in a pressure pan for 3 whistles on medium flame. Remove from heat and add ghee before serving.
  6. Serve hot! with pappad.

Notes

Wash and soak the rice and dal together for 20–30 minutes.