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Thengai Sadam | coconut rice | how to make coconut rice | thengai Paal sadam | kobbari annam | South Indian style coconut rice | variety rice recipe | lunch box recipes | quick South Indian coconut rice | Kalandha sadam | Thenga sadaam | coconut satham is an easy and flavorful rice variety/ dish made with fresh/ frozen grated coconut, tempering spices, rice. It is one of the most basic South Indian dish made for a meal during the weekday (office lunch box or kids school tiffin box recipe), festivals like kannum Pongal, aadi perukku, etc., occasions, get together, travel food, etc,. This simple yet delicious South Indian variety rice is flavorful tasty vegan rice variety. Rice cooked in coconut milk gives nice flavour to coconut rice.
During school days Thengai Sadam is one of my favorite varieties of rice.I love Thengai Sadam when it paired with Potato fry, Arbi fry, and raw banana fry. Easy and delicious kids friendly lunchbox variety rice. My son loves lemon rice and my husband loves puli sadam
Coconut rice with coconut milk:
Coconut milk is optional for Thengai sadam. Though I love the usual South Indian traditional coconut rice version without coconut milk, after trying sadam with coconut milk version, everybody in our home like this and I started doing this often. I had 1/4 cup coconut milk in the fridge (Leftover after preparing Vegetable Stew) and was thinking about what to do with it. Suddenly remembered Thai rice prepared with coconut milk, so added coconut milk while cooking Thengai sadam, and the resulting coconut rice recipe was much flavorful and tastier.
Can I use basmati rice for Thengai sadam?
yes, you can use any type of rice for preparing coconut milk. For a healthy version you can also use millet or quinoa (like lemon quinoa)
Should I cook coconut brown for Thengai sadam?
Recipes using coconut has less self-life. Cooking coconut well (till they start changing color) gives a nice flavor to the South Indian coconut rice also helps for longer self-life. Additionally, Thengai Thogayal and Thengai Poli are my other favorite coconut-based dishes. If you kike coconut rice, try sweet coconut rice with jaggery
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Ingredients
- Sona masoori rice - 1/4 cup
- Coconut - 1/2 cup tightly pressed
- Thick coconut milk - 1 tbsp heaped
- Water - 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
- Salt - as needed
To temper:
- Coconut Oil - 2 tsp
- Peanuts - 3 tbsp
- Cashews - 7 roughly broken
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Urad dal - 2 tsp
- Channa dal - 2 tsp
- Asafoetida/ Hing Perungayam - a generous pinch
- Green chillies - 1 slit Adjust according to your taste
- Curry leaves – few
Instructions
- Take 1/4 cup of rice in a cooker separator and wash the rice
- Add 1 tablespoon of coconut milk to a 1/2 cup measuring cup and fill the cup with water; mix well
- Transfer the prepared thin coconut milk to the separator containing rice and add 2 more tablespoon of water (optional. Skip the extra water if you are going to use raw rice)
- close the separator with a lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles and let the pressure subsides naturally
- Fluff the rice and transfer it to a wide plate and let it cool down
- Add 2 teaspoon of coconut oil to a wide pan and when the oil is hot add the mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, cashew nuts, curry leaves asafoetida, and peanuts and cook till they become golden brown
- Furthermore, add coconut and hing; sauté for 2 -3 minutes or until moisture evaporates and coconut turns slightly brown; turn off the stove
- Add rice, required salt and mix well. tasty coconut rice is ready
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Notes
- Avoid reheating coconut rice many times as it might make the rice dry
- Adding coconut milk is optional, you can cook rice with just water
- Use coconut oil for best taste
- For best flavor and shelf life always saute coconut till they turn slightly brown
- Quinoa, millet, etc. can be used instead of rice
Ingredients:
Sona masoori rice - 1/4 cup
Coconut - 1/2 cup tightly pressed
Thick coconut milk - 1 tbsp, heaped
Water - 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
Salt - as needed
To temper:
Coconut Oil - 2 tsp
Peanuts - 3 tbsp
Cashews - 7 roughly broken
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Channa dal - 2 tsp
Asafoetida/ Hing(Perungayam) - a generous pinch
Green chillies - 1 slit (Adjust according to your taste)
Curry leaves – few
How to make South Indian Thengai sadam:
- Take 1/4 cup of rice in a cooker separator and wash the rice
- Add 1 tablespoon of coconut milk to a 1/2 cup measuring cup and fill the cup with water; mix well
- Transfer the prepared thin coconut milk to the separator containing rice and add 2 more tablespoon of water (optional. Skip the extra water if you are going to use raw rice)
- close the separator with a lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles and let the pressure subsides naturally
- Fluff the rice and transfer it to a wide plate and let it cool down
- Add 2 teaspoon of coconut oil to a wide pan and when the oil is hot add the mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, cashew nuts, curry leaves asafoetida, and peanuts and cook till they become golden brown
- Furthermore, add coconut and hing; sauté for 2 -3 minutes or until moisture evaporates and coconut turns slightly brown; turn off the stove
- Add rice, required salt and mix well. tasty coconut rice is ready
yum--great idea. Can see how the coconut milk would totally work!
Thanks Liz:-) yes it added great flavour
Great idea to use the leftover coconut milk. yum 🙂
Thanku Sri:-)
Yum <3 This is how usually Malaysian Indians cook-with coconut milk. <3
Oh is it, I don't know Charu. Thanks for the info:-) BTW love ur new dp<3
How precious is the coconout oil!!!! Thanks !!!
Thanku:-)
wow looks yummm V... my hubby z favorite dish, never tried with coconut milk, cant wait to give it a try... 🙂
Thanku C:-) waiting to hear from u dear
This is really nice. We do make a similar rice dish in kerala called thenga chor. I love it. 🙂
Thanks for the info Sadia:-)
I would smile too if my lunch box contained this!!! Delicious!!!
Glad to see someone like me:-) thanku
Wow! Love the flavour of coconot milk
Thanku G:-)
I was just thinking about making this rice last night It looks really tasty
Thanku Minuram:-)
Yumm 🙂
Thanku:-)
Love coconut rice, looks delicious. It's such a wonderful dish.
Thanku Suzanne:-)
Love using coconut milk in rice, so much more flavor!
Thanku:-)
Lovely Vidya, always this brings happiness as you say when we find in lunch box 🙂 The most interesting part is in my home when G prepares it , I simply love it 😀 Got to try with coconut milk soon...
When hubby cooks for wife thats always special:-) Do try it dear, I m sure bring coconut rice lover you will like it
Rice made with coconut millk sounds heavenly! I will have to try it out. Yum!
Thanku:-) coconut milk gave great flavour to the rice
Looks great!
You might know, there is another version in which rice and vegetables are cooked in coconut milk or milk itself. But, this version consumes less coconut milk than that.
I am planning to try this recipe 🙂 Thank you 🙂
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Yes Sindhu, do try.. Thanku:-)