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Poondu Sadam | Garlic rice is a quick 5 minutes kalandha Sadam recipe prepared as a part of the postpartum /pathiya samayal recipe.

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Take the cooked rice in a mixing bowl
Add ghee in a small pan. When the ghee is hot, add mustard seeds and let them splutter
Add garlic and fry them well, keep mixing for uniform browning
After the garlic is golden brown add turmeric powder and pepper - cumin powder and mix well
Turn off the stove. Add salt and hing; mix well
Add the roasted mixture with rice and mix well. Check for seasoning and add if required

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For the non-postpartum recipe, leftover rice can be used
Peanuts, cashews, etc. can be used for the non-postpartum recipe
Red Chilli can be tempered for non-postpartum recipe
Coriander powder, curry leaves powder can be added while mixing sadham for extra flavor
Curry leaves can be added after garlic is roasted. I forgot to add while shooting the video hence tempered separately and added
Usually, for mixed rice, we keep rice fluffy but for this Poondu Sadam, we don’t. Rice is not mushy but not so fluffy as it is served for new moms so it should be easy to digest
Use ghee for cooking as it is good for new moms
Always use pepper spice and avoid red chilies for poondu sadam
Preferably chop the garlic into small pieces so that it gets fried well in ghee. Whole garlic can get fried quickly and the outer layer may look golden brown but a high probability of raw garlic flesh
For making pepper - cumin powder take equal portion of pepper and cumin and ground them without adding water
You can use sesame oil instead of ghee