Arisi Paruppu Sadam

 Arisi Paruppu Sadam is one of the famous recipe from Coimbatore. This is really simple to prepare and taste great. In this dish, soaked rice and dhal is sautéed with some Indian spices along with onion tomato gravy and cooked in pressure cooker with all time favorite ghee (melted butter 🧈)😜

I never heard and tasted this dish until came up with the name through my US friend Krithi (She’s basically from Coimbatore). Try this recipe and share your opinion😊

Ingredients 

To Soak

Rice - 2 Cups

Toor Dhal - 1 Cup

Hot Water  - as required 

For Rice 

Chopped Onion - 2

Chopped Tomato - 2

Garlic - 20 pods

Cashew - little 

Sliced Green Chilli - 2

Chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp 

Curry Powder/Kulambhu Thool - 1 tbsp 

Salt as required 

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Soaked Water + Water - 7 Cups 

To Temper

Oil - little 

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp 

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp 

Urad Dhal - 1 tsp 

Dry Red Chilli - 3 

Curry Leaves - few

Method 

In a bowl, add rice and toor dhal. Combine well.

  
   

Add required hot water and soak it for 2 to 3 hours.

Mix well and soak it for 2 to 3 hours.

Once it’s done, add the soaked rice and dhal into a bowl and keep aside.

      

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dhal and sauté it for few seconds. 

     

    Add dry red chilli, curry leaves, green chilli, garlic and cashew nuts, then fry for few more seconds.

Then add onions, salt and fry until color changes.

   

Once it done, add tomato and cook until it becomes mushy.

   

Add hing, turmeric, curry powder and mix well. 

  

    

Now add the soaked rice and dhal, mix well.

Pour the water (soaked water + water) along with required salt, ghee and coriander leaves.

    

 

Close the lid and pressure cook it for 4 to 5 whistles or until the rice and dhal cooked well.

    

Let’s cool down and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with roasted potato, chips or papad along with onion raita.

Enjoy well 😊