Coconut varagu rice | Kodo millet coconut rice | Thengai varagu arisi sadam | siru dhanyam recipe

Cuisine Style: Ancient Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 10-15minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Siru dhaniyam Breakfast, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes | Take with : Coconut Chutney, pickle

Ingredients

• Varagu arisi [kodo millet] -2 cups [boiled]
• Water – 3 cups
• Coconut-1 cup [grated]
• Ground nut – ¼ cup [roasted, peeled]
• Mustard seeds- 2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Bengal Gram-1 tbsp
• Black pepper - 7
• Green chillies-2 slit
• Ginger- 1 inch smashed
• Curry leaves- 2 springs
• Asafetida a pinch
• Oil-2 tbsp
• Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation

• Wash & soak varagu arisi for 15 min. Then drain water.
• Heat pressure cooker add 3 cups of water & soaked varagu arisi then cook for 3 whistles.
• Then leave it for cool. Or Boil the rice in less water, spread over the plate to cool.
• Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seed & let it splutter.
• Then add Bengal gram, urad dal, green chilli, peppercorns, roasted ground nuts, asafetida, ginger and curry leaves one by one.
• Add grated coconut and salt mix well. Add boiled rice and mix well.
• Sprinkle coconut oil mix well then cut off heat. Serve hot.

Thengai varagu arisi sadam

Kodo millet coconut rice