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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Vendhaya Sadham/Rice - Fenugreek Rice – Paati Samayal

Ingredients:

  • Rice – 1 cup
  • Fenugreek Seeds – 3 tsp
  • Sambar Onion – 15 (remove the skin and keep it in full size)
  • Tomato – 1 (chopped)
  • Garlic – 4
  • Chili Powder – 1 tsp
  • Red Chilly – 2 nos
  • Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp
  • Turmeric Poweder – ¼ tsp
  • Cumin Seeds – 1tsp
  • Water – 3 cups
  • Curry leaves
  • Oil
  • Salt as per the requirement

For Grinding:

  • Coconut – ¼ (medium sized) grated
  • Cardamom - 1 nos
  • Clove - 2 nos
  • Cinnamon stick - 4 (small)
  • Caraway (sommbu) - 1/4 tsp

How to make Vendhaya Sadham (Rice)?

Wash 1 Cup of rice in water. Now soak rice for 10 mins and filter the water and keep them aside
Meanwhile, in a small pan fry cardamom, clove, cinnamon stick and caraway in low flame (The raw smell should be disappear)

Add this to grated coconut, and grind this as a smooth paste

Crush cumin seeds and garlic together

In a pressure cooker fry fenugreek in 5 tsp of oil in medium flame. Then add mustard seeds, when it pops up, add onion, curry leaves, red chillies and fry them for 1 minute, then add chopped tomato and again fry it for 1 minute.

Add grated coconut mix with 3 cups of water, turmeric power, crushed cumin seed + garlic mixture, chili powder, salt

Now add the rice. Close the cooker and wait till it whistles 3

After the full release of the vapor, open it up and add 1 teaspoon ghee if necessary

Now the Venthaya Sadham is Ready!!!


Serving Tips:

It can be served with ghee and curd. And it goes well with pickles, coconut chutney and raitha
(thayir pachadi)