ARISIYUM PARUPPUM SADHAM (KONGU/COIMBATORE STYLE)

A popular, tasty and quick one pot meal from Kongu region. Most oftenly pronounced arisimparuppu sadham.

INGREDIENTS:

Raw rice - 1 cup
Toor dhal / masoor dhal - 1/4 cup
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Small onion - 10 nos.
Garlic - 4 pods
Oil - 2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Dry red chillies - 3 nos.
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp.
Sambhar powder - 1 tsp.
Curry leaves - few
Ghee - 1 tsp.
Salt - to taste

METHOD:

Soak dhal for 15 minutes. Wash rice well.

Heat oil in a pressure pan, and add mustard seeds.When the mustard seeds splutter, and cumin seedsand curry leaves.

Add onion and crushed garlic, chillies, curry leaves and saute until onion is translucent. Now add turmeric powder, sambhar powder and water . When water boilsrapidly, add rice and dhal. Pressure cook for 2 whistles and simmer the stove for 5 minutes. When the pressure is released, take out, add salt and mix gently.

Serve hot with ghee and papad.