Ulundu Sadam Recipe | Urad Dal Rice Recipe
Ulundu Sadam is a Nelai / Tirunelveli special dish made with black urad dal and rice. It is one of the best healthy one pot meal options. Learn to make Ulundu Sadam Recipe the authentic way with step by step pictures and video.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- ¼ cup idli rice
- ¼ cup urad dal
- 1 heaped teaspoon palm jaggery
- 2 tablespoon coconut
- 2 and ½ cups water
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1 tablespoon gingelly oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon jeera
- few curry leaves
- 1 small red chilli
- 5 cloves garlic
- ⅛ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- a generous pinch hing
Instructions
- To begin with first dry roast ¼ cup split black urad dal until nice aroma comes. Set aside to cool down. Rinse it along with ¼ cup idli rice and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker - add the items listed under 'to temper' - 1 tablespoon gingelly oil, ½ teaspoon mustard seeds, ½ teaspoon jeera, few curry leaves, 1 small red chilli
- 5 cloves garlic, ⅛ teaspoon fenugreek seeds, a generous pinch hing. Let it splutter.
- Saute for a minute until garlic is slightly golden.
- Add rinsed rice, split urad dal to it.
- Saute for a minute.
- Add 2 tablespoon coconut, 1 heaped teaspoon palm jaggery and salt to taste.
- Give a quick mix.
- Add 2 and ½ cups water.
- Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles in low medium flame.
- Let pressure release by itself. Open.
- Fluff the rice. It will look moist at this stage but after cooling down it will be perfect.
- Serve hot with thogayal.
Video
Notes
- You can use idli rice or regular ponni rice but add water accordingly.
- I would recommend adding split black urad dal as it tastes best for this rice.
- Do not make this rice grain separated as it will not taste good. It should be slightly mushy and moist not too dry.
- Variations
- You can add ginger while tempering.
- Adding palm jaggery is optional but I would recommend adding it.
- You can use ponni rice instead of idli rice too.
- The ratio I used here is 1(rice):1(urad dal) but you can use 2:1 also.
- I used split urad dal but you can use whole black urad dal too.
Nutrition Facts
Ulundu Sadam Recipe | Urad Dal Rice Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 291
Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.03g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 1961mg85%
Potassium 197mg6%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 614IU12%
Vitamin C 237mg287%
Calcium 130mg13%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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