Arisi Paruppu Sadam | Dal Rice

 Arisi Paruppu Sadam / Dal Rice is a South Indian toor dal variety rice.  Its very tasty and can be prepared quickly within 30 mins. This Dal rice along with pickle,potato fry or appalam makes perfect lunch/dinner. Kids love it....

 

Prep Time:10 mins
Cook time:10 mins
Serves: 3
 Ingredients:

• Rice -3/4 cup (Regular or Basmati)
• Toor dal- 1/4 cup
• Onion -1 medium size,finely chopped
• Green chilli -2 slit
• Garlic -4 cloves finely chopped
• Tomato -2 medium size,finely chopped
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Sambar powder -2 tsp
• Water - 2 to 2.5 cups  
• Salt as needed
• Coriander leaves  

For seasoning 

• Oil + Ghee -3 tsp
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Cumin seeds/jeera - 1 tsp
• Hing - a pinch
• Red Chilli - 2 broken into  half
• Curry leaves - few

Method:

• Wash and soak rice and dal for 15 - 20 minutes or till you cut the vegetables and prepare the masala. Drain the water and keep it aside. 
• Heat oil, add the items under seasoning,fry onion, garlic and green chilli.
• Saute until onions turn transparent. Then add tomatoes, turmeric powder and sambar powder.
• Fry until tomatoes get soft,add soaked rice and dal, 2 and 1/2 cups of water and needed salt.
• Check the taste.
• Pressure cook rice for 1 whistle, and let it be in low flame for 5 mins. once the pressure subsides, open the cooker add a tsp of ghee and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves,mix the rice .
• Serve hot with any fried veggies or any curries....

Note:
I added 2.5 cups of water to prepare it soft,if you dont want soft you can reduce 1/2 cup of water.
Vegetables like carrot ,beans, potato, soya chunks can also be added.