Learn how to make Thengai Sadam with this easy to make the recipe. Thengai Sadam is a popular South Indian Mixed Rice variety that is an easy and very delicious rice dish to make.
We make Coconut rice in a couple of ways, all using freshly grated coconut. Variations would be in using other lentils, spices, etc. We love Thengai Sadam and have a favorite way of making it. Then there is always a variation to the Coconut Rice that comes, in this recipe I have added chana dal to the rice.
Today's simple lunch thali features Thengai Sadam along with other dishes like Chow Chow Mor Kuzhambu, Kasara Kaya Vepudu, Pesalu Payasam, and Gobi Pakoda. We always make Mor kuzhambu with Okra along with Coconut Rice. This time we made with a different vegetables.
Kasara Kaya is a typical vegetable that looks like a small bitter gourd. More on the post where I have shared how I was introduced to this by Athamma. They all love this stir fry. Amma also wanted to make a new payasam and hence made with the whole moong. Overall it was a delicious meal.
Thengai Sadam is the featured recipe from today's thali. On SYL, it is yet another simple meal.
Thalis & Platters
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Indo Chinese Platter for Day 1
Idli Platter for Day 2
Pakoda Platter for Day 3
Colourful Rangoli Food Thali for Day 4
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Fish Curry - Non Veg Thali 5 for Day 5
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Goan Breakfast Thali for Day 1
Coorg Breakfast Thali for Day 2
Kerala Breakfast Thali for Day 3
Odia Breakfast Thali for Day 4
Punjabi Breakfast Thali for Day 5
No Rice Tamil Nadu Breakfast Thali for Day 6
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How to make Thengai Sadam
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice cooked
- Salt to Taste
For the Paste
- 2 tbsp Coconut fresh
- 2 no Green Chilies
For the Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
- Handful Curry Leaves
- 2 nos Green Chilies slit
- 1 no Dry Red Chili
- 1 inch Ginger chopped
- 2 tsp Chana Dal / Bengal Gram dal
- 2 tsp Peanut Roasted
- 10 nos Cashew Nut
- 1 cup Coconut fresh grated
- A Pinch Asafoetida
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
- Cook the raw rice and let it cool by spreading in a big bowl.
- Grind the coconut and green chilies coarsely and keep it aside.
- Wash and soak the chana dal and urad dal for an hour, drain and keep it ready when you make the rice.
- Heat a nonstick pan with oil. When the oil is hot, add all the seasoning ingredients listed one by one, including the soaked chana dal and urad dal.
- Now add the coarsely ground coconut and green chilies and saute well till it gets good.
- Finally add the coconut and continue cooking.
- When the ingredients are all cooked, add the cooked rice and toss well.
- Simmer for 5 mins.
- Serve with a side dish of your choice.
Notes
Cooking the rice with 1:2 ratio should give you the perfect texture as rice grains has to be separate and not mushy.
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Vaishali says
These simple thalis are the best for our everyday food , but I see that it is more than a simple meal with pakodas !
And this coconut rice is hubby’s favourite, looks so good !
Suma Gandlur says
That looks like a mini thaali. The addition of ground coconut masala is new to me in coconut rice. Seems like a nice variation to the regular one.
Harini Rupanagudi says
Very homey and comforting thali. Apart from the coconut in the tadka, you have added the paste of coconut also which is new to me. Interesting version of coconut rice.
Rajani says
It’s a different version of coconut rice! I like it. I haven’t tried chow chow in mor kuzhambu but I can see that it would work. Growing up chepan kinzhangu was used a lot in mor kuzhambu in my house. Another nice thali from you Valli!
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
Mor kuzhambu and pakoda is an amazing combo and love this version of coconut rice. I always add chana dal but I don't grind the coconut and green chilies. Will try that variation sometime. I too posted coconut rice as part of the Aadi perukku thali this time. 🙂
Narmadha says
This is another amazing thali with many varieties. Your version of coconut rice is completely different from what I make. Would love to try sometime
Renu says
Delicious and comforting thali with coconut rice. Love your gobi pakodas.