Dal Rice - அரிசி பருப்பு சாதம்

Note:The preparation below is for 2 people.

Ingredients

Rice 250gms

Green Whole Mungdal 50gm

Tomato - 4 (Medium size) 

Grated coconut 1 small cup

Small onion 25gm or Big onion 2 nos

Green Chilli - 4 big 

Ginger little 1 inch

Garlic 5 cloves

Cinnamon stick 1 pc

Clove 2 pc

Fennell seeds little

Oil 2 tbsp

Curry leaves

Water 550ml

Salt to taste

Turmeric power a pinch

If need Sambar powder 1 tbsp

Method

Soak Mungdal for 10 min. Chop onion, tomato, chilli, ginger, garlic and keep it ready separately. 

Put the cooker pour oil put cinnamon stick (break into small pieces), fennell, clove. fry them for a minute. 

Now put the chopped onion, chilli, garlic, ginger and fry them for 1 to 2 min to cook them.  Now put tomato and again fry for a minute. After this add water and wait for it to boil and then put the grated coconut, turmeric powder, salt and if you require more spicy then add required sambar powder also now. 

Now while it is getting ready, wash the rice and keep it ready. Once the water reached boiling stage add the soaked mungdal and the rice to the boiling water. Close the cooker lid and leave 2 or 3 sounds as per your regular cooking. 

The Dal rice is ready. 

Serve it hot with Raitha (Onion, carrot or cucumber)

Semiya Uppuma - செமியா உப்புமா

Ingredients

1 cup semiya, 1 cup water, 2 or 3 chillies, 1 big onion, 2tsp oil, little musterd seeds, urid dal and channa dal, curry leaves & coriander leaves.

Method

Put the fry pan and fry the semiya till it reach reddish brown and keep aside. Now in the empty fry pan, pour the oil and fry mustard seeds, urid dal and channa dal. 

Now add the finely chopped chillies & onions and cook them. After that pour water and put salt. Now put the chopped curry leaves & coriander leaves. Wait till the water reach the boiling stage and pour the fried semiya. If you felt the water is not enough pour another 1/2 cup of water. After 5 minutes your uppuma is ready.

Note: To add more taste, you can put your fav. vegetables finely chopped along with tomatoes. you can also add groundnut to add up taste. If you are adding groundnuts then add them before putting chillies & onions.