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May 22, 2009

Arisi Sundal Recipe - Easy Dinner Recipes

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This is not the usual sundal we make with legumes/pulses.This is rice upma which my MIL call it arisi sundal. It can be made in a jiffy and its healthy too..Less oil is used.I usually make this for dinner.It tastes the best with coriander leaves thogayal or sambar :) As its a one pot recipe, it is ideal for bachelors and working women to make a quick dinner after coming back from office :) Do try it out and have a relaxed dinner !
Rice Sundal

Ingredients:

1 cup - 200ml
  • Raw rice – 3/4 cup
  • Moong dal – 1/4 cup.(Equal ratio of rice & dal is also good)
  • Water – 2.25 cups
  • Salt  – as needed.
  • Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
To temper:
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
  • Green chilly – 1-2 nos
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Asafetida / hing – 1/4 tsp (half during tempering and half should be added raw in the water)
  • Ginger – 1 inch (finely chopped )
  • Oil – 2 tsp
Method:
  • Dry roast the rice till it puffs up slightly.
  • Dry roast the moong dal till it turns light golden brown with a nice aroma.Set aside.
  • Both the above process takes hardly 5 mins.
  • Then in the same hot kadai , add 1 tsp of oil and do the tempering part.
  • As i had mentioned earlier, half the quantity of asafetida should be added while tempering along with the dals.
  • After tempering , just add the water,salt , roasted rice & moong dal.
  • Now add the remaining hing and ginger pieces.
  • Add a tsp of oil and close the cooker with the lid. (adding oil in the water makes the rice separate, u all know this)
  • Cook for 1 whistle .Cool, open and add the grated coconut before serving!!
Serve with sambar/ coconut chutney!!!

Rice sundal with Sambhar


Have a nice day!!Happy


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37 comments :

chow and chatter said...

looks like pongal, yummy

Pooja said...

The rice looks great! I love to have with sambar..infact the picture of the rice with sambar is so tempting!

Gita Jaishankar said...

Great dish Chitra...looks yummy :) My mom used to make a similar dish with toor dhal for lunch box during my school days.

Suparna said...

hi chitra,
healthy mixed rice, love legumes and lentils in rice :) looks yummm!
ur tried and tasted dish looks slurrrrrrrrrp.
TC

Vikis Kitchen said...

This is quite a new sundal for me. Looks so healthy and delicious.

Pooja said...

yummy rice and delicious kurma chithra..

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Looks delicious :)

Anonymous said...

Delicious rice dish!

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Chitra the pics are tempting me so much!!! I havent tried making rice like this... Coconut and dhal mmm so healthy and mouthwatering combo!!!

kittymatti said...

ics look so appetizing! Nice combo!!

Priya Suresh said...

Delicious platter, very inviting CHitra!

Vibaas said...

New to me. looks yum!

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Looks great and must be tasty too! New recipe here...

Lena Jayadev said...

i like this very much...one we get from kovil is my all time favorite....This looks yummy dear..color and the way you presented it..just perfect..:)

Sharmila said...

This is new to me ... looks good. :-)

Raks said...

I love this when amma makes,I dont make it often as morning only I make :) Korma looks great!

sangeeta said...

hey..this is my first visit here n i found this healthy dish..wow......never mad an upma this way.

sriharivatsan said...

Entirely new to me..

Chitra said...

Thank u all dearies for ur sweet comments:)

Myvegfare said...

hi chitra, its a lovely dish, very healthy too.., both of them look so tempting.... :), it's a new kind of sundal for me

Tangled Noodle said...

I love rice dishes and this looks so delicious! I just realized that I often see grated coconut in your recipes. Do you grate fresh coconut and if so, how do you store it and for how long?

Uma said...

mmm. rice looks so delicious Chitra. Nice curry too :)

Adlak's tiny world said...

looks nice and new.. we make rice uppuma in difrnt way.

Parita said...

rice sundal looks delicious..would go perfect with sambhar :)

Ammu said...

New to me. Delicious.

Chitra said...

Thank u all..:)

@TN, I dont grate coconut always..For chutneys and other recipes, i just cut the coconut into pieces and blend it..But for this upma,grated coconut would taste better!!:)

Bharathy said...

First time in your place too and you have a lovely collection of homely recipes :)...glad to see a blogger in India!!!!

Recipeswap said...

Recipe sounds almost like pongal.good one!

Kalyani said...

first time here .... have nice recipes here ..... looks delicious ... thanks for visiting my blog ...

phanitha said...

rice looks easy and tempting...combination with sambar sounds delicious

AnuSriram said...

Indeed simple and delicious too!

Nandinis food said...

It's new to me! Name's interesting too!

Nithya Praveen said...

Looks very nice...easy and quick!

Padma said...

Both the dishes look lovely ... New to your blog .... you have a lovely blog with yummy recipes... will visit it often :)

Anonymous said...

That name is so catchy.And true that its sucha simple stuff to cook.

Chitra said...

Thanku all and thanks padma:)

Cham said...

Different name for rice upma? Looks good!