Tamil Nadu

Verkadalai sadam

Name: Verkadalai sadam
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tamil
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked rice cooled cooked rice; 1/2 cup roasted peanuts; 2 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 2 tsp chana dal (split chickpeas); 2 dried red chilli; 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut; 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; a pinch asafoetida; 1 tsp salt

Peanut rice, nutty and spicy. Travels like a champ and tastes like a train journey.

20 minTime

9 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayPeanut podi rice, Tamil tiffin style.

The original

362kcalsame

9 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

20minutessame

Verkadalai sadam.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Cooked rice3 cups cooked rice, cooled

Peanuts½ cup, roasted

Urad dal (split black gram)2 tsp

Chana dal (split chickpeas)2 tsp

Dried red chilli2

Fresh grated coconut2 tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Asafoetidaa pinch

Salt1 tsp

Method

4 steps

1Roast urad dal, chana dal and red chillies till golden. Add coconut and roast 1 minute.
2Grind with two thirds of the peanuts and salt to a coarse powder.
3Temper mustard, curry leaves, asafoetida and the remaining peanuts in oil.
4Add rice and powder and toss gently.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

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Verkadalai sadam

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Ingredients

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