Paruppu Sadam, a delicious one pot meal made from rice and toor dal. It's one of the easiest meals that will be ready in under 30 minutes.

Nowadays, many might be aware of the Coimbatore famous "Arisi Paruppu Sadam" and this paruppu sadam is so similar to that and is quite famous in Tirunelveli district. It's also known as "Thuvaram paruppu sadam" in order to differentiate it from the ulunthu sadam.

When i was a kid, this rice was one of my favorites and always asked Amma to pack this rice for lunch whenever she asked what to make for a lunchbox. Also this paruppu sadam is one of the travel foods that we used to pack for our one day trip or temple visits.

This paruppu sadam is the great example for the quote "Less is more" . Don't underestimate this recipe by looking at the basic ingredients list, together they make one delicious meal.

Coconut is the main flavor of this recipe, so don't reduce the quantity of the coconut. I personally prefer coconut oil tempering for this rice because it enhances the flavor and taste so much. However, sesame oil tempering also works for this rice but i don't recommend any flavorless oil for this rice.

This paruppu sadam tastes great on its own. Usually we have it with appalam, vathal and /or thakkali pachadi.

Around 2012, i posted this recipe on the blog. For the past few years, i have been wanting to update this post. Finally after more than a decade, today I updated the post with step by step procedure :-)

Now let's check out on how to make this delicious Paruppu Sadam.

Paruppu Sadam | Thuvaram Paruppu Sadam

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: One Pot Rice | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Rice - 1 cup

Grated Coconut - 1/3 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Tamarind - a small gooseberry size

To Temper

Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard & urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - a few

Procedure

First soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup of water. Next rinse the rice in the water for a couple of times and soak it for 1/2 an hour. In a pressure cooker,add washed toor dal along with 3 cups of water. Add the asafoetida powder in it and bring into boil.

Let the dal boil for 5 mins and then add the spices(Turmeric powder, red chili powder),salt and the soaked rice(drained the soaked water).

Next add the tamarind juice extracted from the soaked tamarind and the grated coconut. Finally temper the ingredients listed under "To Temper" and add it into the pressure cooker.