Arisi (Rice) Sundal

This sundal is made with raw rice and green gram dhal. It is garnished with chillies and coconut gratings.

Arisi (Rice) Sundal

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Recipe by S Kamala Course: RiceCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

This sundal is made with raw rice and green gram dhal. It is garnished with chillies and coconut gratings.

Ingredients

  • Raw Rice – 1 and ½ cups

  • Green Gram Dhal – ½ cup

  • Big Onion – 1

  • Red Chillies – 4 Nos

  • Asafoetida – a pinch

  • Coconut gratings – ½ cup

  • Curry leaves – few

  • Oil – 4 tablespoon

  • Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon

  • Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Directions

  • Chop the onion finely. Cut the red chillies into medium pieces.
  • Fry the rice and dhal separately in a pan without any oil, till they turn light brown in colour.
  • In a pressure cooker, add oil and when it is hot, put mustard seeds.
  • When it pops up, add asafoetida along with red chillies, onion, and curry leaves.
  • Fry till the onions are transparent and add the coconut.
  • Fry for a second, then add the fried rice and dhal and mix well.
  • Add four cups of water along with salt, cover with lid and put weight. Pressure cook for two whistles.
  • This can be consumed as it is, and no side dish is required. If desired, it can be served with any pickle or onion thuvaiyal.

Notes

  • You can also make this sundal by using parboiled rice and thuvar dhal.

2 Comments

  1. Oh my gosh! Delectable! Love any sundal variety. This is a new one to me! Can’t wait to make it!!

  2. Hi Jennifer

    Thank you for your comments. This sundal is a main meal and unlike other sundals, we can have it for dinner or breakfast.

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