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.
