Instant Pot Kongu Special Arisim Paruppu Saadham

This is a famous recipe of Kongu region of Tamil Nadu that's done often in many homes. The aroma of the rice enhances while adding sesame oil and ghee with other included spices makes it milder and yummy. You can pack this rice for your lunch box too. Check out my other LUNCH BOX RECIPES.... You may also like
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Cooking time: 13-15 mins

Serving: 2-3

Ingredients:

Sona masoori rice - 1 cup
Tuvardal - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 (medium size, chopped)
Tomato - 1 (small, chopped)
Green chilli - 2 (slitted)
Garlic - 3 (big, sliced)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few (chopped)
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tspn
Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
Sesame oil - 3 tspn
Ghee - 1 tbsn
Asafoetida - 1/4 tspn
Salt to taste

To grind:

Red chilli - 2
Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
Peppercorns - 1/2 tspn
Coriander seeds - 1 tspn

Method:

1. Grab all the ingredients. Wash and soak the rice, Dal together for 1 hr.

2. Grind the ingredients for it into a fine powder. Keep it aside.

3. Switch on the IP. Press the saute mode. Add oil, ghee. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds.

4. Add onions, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves. Saute for about a minute.

5. Add tomato, salt, turmeric powder. Saute till it becomes mushy.

6. Add the grinded powder. Saute for few seconds.

7. Add the rice and dals mixture. Mix well.

8. Add 2 1/2 cups of water. Mix well. Add asafoetida and coriander leaves.

9. Close the lid. Press the manual or pressure cook mode for 8 mins in High Pressure HP in sealed position. Then do Natural Pressure Release NPR.

10. Open the lid. Mix it.

11. Hot ARISIM PARUPPU SAADHAM is ready. Serve it with a spoon of sesame oil or ghee for rich taste.

Notes:

You can add shallots instead of onions.
You can add sambar powder instead of fresh masala.
Adding sesame oil and ghee as mentioned is a must for the original taste of rice.
Don't add tomato above the quantity mentioned otherwise it will taste like tomato rice.