Ulundu Paruppu Sadam / Whole black gram rice

Ulundam Paruppu sadam is a traditional food of Tamil people, which is mainly prepared when a girl child attains puberty.  Also this food helps to strengthen the bone. Unhusked Urad dhal is the ideal one to prepare this rice. In my home town, elderly people give this food to the girl child to strengthen the pelvic bones along with Gingely oil and raw egg.  Once in a month, everyone in the family can take this healthy food to strengthen the bones. This rice goes well with pappad, Onion raitha and paruppu thuvaiyal.

Ingredients

Ponni rice – 1cup

Unhusked urad dhal/Black gram – 1/2cup

Fenugreek – 1/2tspn

Garlic flakes – 20 nos

Curry leaf – 1 string

Shredded coconut – 1 cup

Hing powder – Pinch

Salt as required

Gingely oil – 2 tbspn

Ghee – 2 tspn

Cumin seeds – ½ tspn

Pepper crushed - 1/2tspn

Preparation

Clean and dry roast the urad dal along with fenugreek until an aroma comes out.

Now roast the shredded coconut.  Soak rice for 10 mins and clean it.

In a pressure cooker, add ghee and once it get hot add cumin seeds , crushed garlic pods, curry leaf, crushed pepper and hing powder. Saute it until aroma comes out.

Now add soaked rice, urad dhal, fenugreek and grated coconut. Cook it in ghee for 2 mins. Then add gingely oil and 4-5 cups of water, mix well and pressure cook it until 5 whistle or as per your level of cooking.  Before serving add hot gingely oil and serve it hot along with Appalam/paruppu thuvaiyal.  (See my post for paruppu thuvaiyal)

Dear friends try this recipe and live healthy. Please do post your valuable feedback.