Arisi Paruppu Sadam / Dhal is one of the popular kongu special recipes here in Coimbatore.This is very quick to fix up for lunch but a very tasty variety rice. My best friend Sowmya used to bring it during our college days and I used to happily finish up half of her lunch during interval itself lending herself my tiffin box for lunch 🙂 I called her up last week to get the recipe and here it is for you….
Arisi Paruppu Sadam Recipe
Preparation Time : 10 minutes | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Rice – 1 cup
Toor Dhal – 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp
Small Onion – 10 halved
Tomato – 2 small
Garlic – 2 to 3
Water – 3 cups
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Sambar powder – a small pinch(optional)
Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
Ghee – 3 tsp
Salt – to taste
To Temper:
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard – 3/4 tsp
Jeera – 1 tsp
Red chillies – 2
Curry leaves – few
Method:
- Rines rice and dal , soak it for 15mins, set aside.Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the items listed under ‘to temper’ allow it to crackle. Now add onions, garlic and saute till slightly browned.
- Add tomatoes and saute till raw smell leaves and is slightly mushy.Drain water from rice and dhal, add it to the tempered items and mix well.Add required salt.
- Add water and pressure cook in medium flame for 3 whistles. Switch off , once pressure releases open drizzle ghee and give a quick stir.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
I love paruppu sadam and this one obviously is my favourite too. Its easy to prepare and kids will like it too.You can serve it with any vadams or any poriyal/varuval you prefer.
My Notes:
- Arisi Paruppu sadam should be slightly mushy but if you like your rice to be separated then add 2.5 cups of water.
- You can even skip small onion while tempering.
- It is recommended to serve it hot as the rice will become dry soon.
it has been around for decades I must say. Made me feel nostalgic when My grandma used to prepare this for us kids.
This recipe looks like a better option than simply adding cooked dhall to rice. I have always loved paruppu sadam and guess would love this too 🙂
Easy to make and all time favie..
Looks really yummy….we make soemthing similar 2 chana dal……nice one pot meal..
This dish reminds me good old days at moms place she prepares this n am a big fan..love urs..
I have made this once before marriage,I remember from MB cookbook,unlike urs,I mashed up the rice 😛
I love this rice and an easy one pot meal!
delicious comfort rice
This one is new to me…Imagine almost the same ingredients as Sambar Sadam without the sambar!!!
Looks nice and hearty.
Shobha
"kongu Special"… namma ooru saadham… kalakkal sharmi…
Reva
Beautiful clicks and mouthwatering rice 🙂
Looks delicious Sharmi! I have my version on my blog and I am glad to have got the recipe from my friend too. It is a good alternative to the usual biriyani or fried rice on weekends.
Looks so good with beautiful clicks… definitely a kid friendly recipe.
Rice looks yummy and my H's all time fav….
kurinjikathambam
That's such a simple and elegant rice. It's a great recipe for days when I'm feeling to lazy to cook 😉
Lovely rice dish..and nice clicks!!
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This dish makes me nostalgic, never fails to make this delicious rice often..
What a lovely blog Sharmily! So many delicious veg recipes….fill my hungry-eyes
We make this dal-rice dish whenever we come home from travel & want some homemade food but tired to invest time 🙂
following you . xoxo
Very nice. sounds easy too.. Waiting for vada pav recipe. i too have one but i dint post becoz of my horrible clicks 😉
Delicious looking rice.
Just had lunch but this recipe, esp the pics, is making me crave for the paripu sadam..!
Dr.Sameena Prathap says
Hey Sharmi,
Super saadham…Love your eye catching clicks!!:)You are a great photographer!!:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/
This is healthy and definitely delicious. I see it as an alternate to my favorite khichdi!
Lovely rice and all time fav. bowl.
Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran
http://indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com
Very easy n nutritious one pot meal. Loved your clicks 🙂
US Masala
Perfect one pot meal…simple n yummy:-)
Quite a different version of Khichdi ..
ohhh…droooooling here…perfect n tempting..
very yummy and nice one.i make a similar one with split green moong dal.clciks are nice,esp the second one with raw rice and toordal in spoon
Brings out the memories of my college days too.. sharing lunch boxes with everyone.. finishing off the best of tiffins by ourselves 😛
the rice looks yummy..
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I don't remember tasting this but am sure I'll like this.. must try sometime.
Reminds me of school days, where i used to finish up the yummiest lunch in the lot..
this one looks so simple and yummy.. great one.
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Arisium parippum sadam roumba super.
looks too good and simple!!
Healthy and mouthwatering rice, super yum.
Superb..Loved the second click a lot 🙂
Love the presentation…nice prep..
Simple yet delicious rice….looks sooo good!!
What a tempting pic dear 🙂
Looks delicious and yummy
comfort n healthy rice…droooooooling recipe..:D
Tasty appetite
now i saw ur fotography write ups,,amzing,,which camera do you use?
perfect bowl sharmilee
@Nikki: Thanks a lot for ur lovely words…Previously I used Olympus point and shoot camera now recently got a DSLR Nikon D3100 so my recent clicks are with it…:)
Sure will find some time and write more on food photography…
The rice looks simple yet very delicious.
I too make this rice but little different.. my fav one as well..looks absolutely yummy 😉
First time here…lovely space and great pics…. following it
FunWidFud
too good..tempting
I saw this recipe in suvai thedi last week.It is very comforting food.
I was planning on making this today and here you go Sharmi..Looks delicious 🙂
thank u so much sharmi for this recipe… I have been looking for this recipe for quite a long time.. looks so nice.. eagerly waiting to try..
very nice recipe..
Very tasty Lunch.. Best side dish fro this is Potato Fry or Egg podimas
Hey sharmi…..i made dal rice for lunch….yum yum..thanx alot…
Ramyavenkatesh
Kuwait
I am new to cooking and i tried this yesterday and it comes out very well.. thank you..
Hi Sharmi,
I made this last night and it came out so well :).
Thanks for motivating me to cook.
Can it be nice in lunch box… i ask this b'cos u said to serve hot
It will become little dry if you pack it….but have seen my friends packing it for lunchbox…so you can give a try 🙂
I will try… 🙂 Thanks for the reply
I tried this recipe today.. Came out really well.. Thank you Sharmi.
Nice recipe
Sharmilee…. This is one of my favourite food right from my childhood. I am from Erode…. Felt so happy when i saw your post on Arisiyum Paruppum… 🙂
One small suggestion… Instead of the chopped garlics, my mom used to smash the garlic with fennels (Sombu) and saute it along with onions and rest of your ingredients which will blend even with the rice and gives out a nice aroma when you open the lid 🙂 Try this… 🙂
Hi Sharmi, beautiful recipe. This my mom's and my fav recipe. My mom used to add coconut oil instead of ghee just after opening the cooker. It gives a wonderful flavour too. Let me know if you try and like it. We usually have it with brinjal poriyal. 🙂
Tried it today.Came out well.Thanks a lot.
Tried it today.Came out well.Thanks a lot.My amma used to do it without tomato and garlic.Instead she will add pepper and asafoetida (not sure).But tomato and garlic gave an altogether different taste.
wow sampar
U seem to have all the recipes I search for. Going to try it out. Thx
I am a beginner, I tried this recipe . But it was a flop 🙁
I added 3 cups of water as mentioned by you but it was overcooked. It became like a paste(kind of dough)
Please help me to rectify this. Advise me the right quantity of water.
I usually use 3 cups of water for rice…it depends on the variety of rice….and your cooker too
Hi Sharmi,
I tried this recipe and it came out very well.
Thanks allot…
Its difficult to get toor dal here in Finland. So can we use the moong dal or chana dal. Will that be good or we should use the toor dal only.
No the taste will vary so I recommend adding only toor dal
Thank u