Garlic Rice Recipe (Poondu Sadam)

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Few weeks back, I was badly craving for some spicy variety rice  and this garlic rice was apt for my craving. It is super spicy with the flavour of chilli and garlic, along with the crunch in the fried garlic pieces is the highlight of this recipe. I had few readers asking for leftover rice recipes and here I start with this one....more coming up soon :)

This is quick and easy to make for lunch or even for packing lunchboxes, this is a must try for all garlic lovers :) I had another recipe of garlic rice with mor milagai , but when I saw this I was way too tempted to make it so here goes recipe without any further delays.So sure to post that one in future.

Garlic Rice Recipe - Ingredients

Recipe Reference : Kamalas Corner Serves: 2

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Cooked Rice - 3/4 cup
Salt - to taste

To temper:

Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Garlic - 5 small finely chopped

To roast and grind to a paste:

Garlic - 7 small
Red Chillies - 3 to 4
Coriander seeds (Dhaniya) - 1/2 tsp
Channa Dal - 2 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp

Method:

1.Dry roast (or with a tsp of oil) the ingredients listed under 'to roast and grind' till golden brown. Cool down and grind it to a coarse mixture.Set aside.Add required salt with cooked rice and spread it to make it fluffy and separate.

2.Heat oil and add the ingredients listed under 'to temper' and fry till garlic turns golden brown.  Add the garlic mixture and the tempered items to the rice and mix well until it is coated evenly.

Serve hot / warm with vadam or any curry of your choice.

My Notes:

• This rice is little on the spicy side so if you wish you can reduce chillies to 3. You can adjust salt so that the spice level is adjusted.

• Even though garlic is roasted you will feel the raw garlic flavour after eating for sure so get ready with your mouth freshner :)

• As there is no coconut, you can make this powder in prior and store it for 2-3 days and use it whenever you want to make this rice.


• You can make this with leftover rice which will be perfect.

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