Thengai paal sadam, i learnt it from my aunty. My family and relatives love her thengai paal sadam with chicken curry. Thengai paal sadam, packed with flavours, cooked in masalas and coconut milk. I served it with Kozhi Kuzhumbu.
Serves : 2-3
Prep Time : 15 mins Cooking Time : 20 mins
Ingredients:
Basmati Rice : 1 cup
Onion : 1 sliced
Green Chilly : 2 slit
Tomato : 1 medium size
Coconut Milk : 1 cup
Water : 1/2 cup
Mint leaves : 10
Salt as needed
Ghee : 2 tbsp
Bay leaf : 1
Fennel seeds : 1 tsp
To Grind :
Ginger : 1 inch
Garlic : 5
Star Anise : 1
Cloves : 5
Cardamon : 3
Cinnamon stick : 1 inch
Method :
- Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. Extract coconut milk by grinding coconut with water. heat ghee in pressure cooker. Temper with bay leaf and fennel seeds. Then cook onion, green chilies to transparent. Add tomato, cook till mushy.
2. Take ingredients to grind and make it a smooth paste with water. Add this paste in cooker and cook it till raw smell leaves.
3. Add in mints leaves, cook it for a minute. Then add a cup of coconut milk and 1/2 cup of water with required salt. Bring to boil and add soaked rice, mix well. Close with the lid and put the heat to low. Cook in sim for 15 mins or give 2 whistles in medium heat. Once done, gentle stir to fluff the rice.
Done serve it with any veg or non veg gravies.
That looks like very tasty rice dish !
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Thank u dear
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Love it! Delicious recipe!
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Thank u so much Latha
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Your blog is just amazing!
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Thank u lots Sumith.
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Hi Deep! Ever since you posted this recipe I wanted to make this so badly . Today I made this rice, it came out absolutely delicious! It was so flavorful and tasty! My whole family loved it. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
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Happy to hear that you have tried my recipe. Great ur whole family loved it. Thanks for stopping by Savvy.
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