Today I want to share with you a simple and delicious recipe for rice sundal. Rice sundal is a traditional South Indian dish made with cooked rice, lentils, coconut and spices. It is usually served as a snack or a side dish during festivals or special occasions. Here’s how you can make it at home in just 20 minutes.
Enjoy your rice sundal and let me know how it turned out in the comments below. See you next time!
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Arisi (Rice) Sundal
4
servings10
minutes20
minutesThis 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
- Finely dice the onion and chop the red chillies into medium-sized pieces.
- Dry roast the rice and dhal in a pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they are lightly browned.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add mustard seeds.
- Once they start to crackle, add asafoetida, red chillies, onion, and curry leaves. Sauté until the onion is soft and translucent.
- Then add the coconut and fry for another minute.
- Add the roasted rice and dhal and mix well.
- Pour four cups of water and season with salt. Cover with the lid and place the weight on top. Pressure cook for two to three whistles.
- You can enjoy this dish as it is or serve it with any pickle or thuvaiyal of your choice.
Recipe Video
Notes
- You can also make this sundal by using parboiled rice and thuvar dhal.
Oh my gosh! Delectable! Love any sundal variety. This is a new one to me! Can’t wait to make it!!
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.