Thengai Paal Sadam Recipe - Coconut Milk Pulao
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with golden harvest sona masuri rice, onion - thinly sliced, green chillies - slit. Ready in 55 min, serves 2.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Thengai Paal Sadam Recipe, firstly get all the ingredients ready
- 2
We will cook the sadam or rice directly in a pressure cooker
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup) - 3
Heat oil in the pressure cooker over medium heat; add the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies
onion - thinly sliced(1)green chillies - slit(2)cloves garlic - finely chopped(5)inch ginger - finely chopped(1) - 4
Saute until the onions soften and lightly turn brown
onion - thinly sliced(1) - 5
Once the onions soften; add the cloves, fennel seeds, star anise and bay leaf
onion - thinly sliced(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(5)cloves (laung)(2)fennel seeds (saunf) - coarsely pounded(1 teaspoon)star anise(2)bay leaf (tej patta) - torn(1) - 6
Stir for a few seconds
- 7
Add the coconut milk, rice, salt and 1 cup of water
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup)coconut milk(1 cup)salt - to taste - 8
Cover the pressure cooker and allow the rice to cook for 2 whistles
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup) - 9
After two whistles, turn the heat to low and cook for 3 minutes and turn off the heat
- 10
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 11
The Thengai Paal Sadam will continue to cook inside while there is pressure
- 12
While the pressure is releasing, heat a pan with ghee over medium heat
ghee - for cookingghee(1 teaspoon) - 13
Add the cashew nuts and roast until it turns golden brown and crisp
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup)tablespoons cashew nuts(2) - 14
Open the cooker and gently stir in the roasted cashew nuts and mint leaves to the sadam
mint leaves (pudina) - a few sprigstablespoons cashew nuts(2) - 15
Transfer the Thengapal sadam to a bowl and serve hot
- 16
Serve Thengai Paal Sadam for your everyday meals along with Navratan Korma, Kerala Parotta and Palak Raita
- 17
You can also make this dish for a weekday dinner and serve it with your choice of raita
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Thengai Paal Sadam Recipe - Coconut Milk Pulao
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with golden harvest sona masuri rice, onion - thinly sliced, green chillies - slit. Ready in 55 min, serves 2.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin making the Thengai Paal Sadam Recipe, firstly get all the ingredients ready
- 2
We will cook the sadam or rice directly in a pressure cooker
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup) - 3
Heat oil in the pressure cooker over medium heat; add the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies
onion - thinly sliced(1)green chillies - slit(2)cloves garlic - finely chopped(5)inch ginger - finely chopped(1) - 4
Saute until the onions soften and lightly turn brown
onion - thinly sliced(1) - 5
Once the onions soften; add the cloves, fennel seeds, star anise and bay leaf
onion - thinly sliced(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(5)cloves (laung)(2)fennel seeds (saunf) - coarsely pounded(1 teaspoon)star anise(2)bay leaf (tej patta) - torn(1) - 6
Stir for a few seconds
- 7
Add the coconut milk, rice, salt and 1 cup of water
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup)coconut milk(1 cup)salt - to taste - 8
Cover the pressure cooker and allow the rice to cook for 2 whistles
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup) - 9
After two whistles, turn the heat to low and cook for 3 minutes and turn off the heat
- 10
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 11
The Thengai Paal Sadam will continue to cook inside while there is pressure
- 12
While the pressure is releasing, heat a pan with ghee over medium heat
ghee - for cookingghee(1 teaspoon) - 13
Add the cashew nuts and roast until it turns golden brown and crisp
golden harvest sona masuri rice(1 cup)tablespoons cashew nuts(2) - 14
Open the cooker and gently stir in the roasted cashew nuts and mint leaves to the sadam
mint leaves (pudina) - a few sprigstablespoons cashew nuts(2) - 15
Transfer the Thengapal sadam to a bowl and serve hot
- 16
Serve Thengai Paal Sadam for your everyday meals along with Navratan Korma, Kerala Parotta and Palak Raita
- 17
You can also make this dish for a weekday dinner and serve it with your choice of raita
Rate this recipe
