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அரிசி பருப்பு சாதம்
A one-pot meal of rice and toor dal tempered with onion, mustard seeds and garlic. It is usually eaten with pickle, rasam, curd and papad.
- The story
- The everyday one-pot meal of the Kongu region (Coimbatore, Erode, Salem), fondly nicknamed “Gounder's biryani”.
- In the pot
- Parboiled rice and toor dal cooked soft with shallots, green chillies, garlic, cumin and pepper, finished with a mustard and fenugreek tempering.
- How it's eaten
- Never without a spoon of hot ghee on top. Gooseberry pickle is a favourite partner.
About the dish: Essence of Life: arisi paruppu sadham
Where to find it
Our tipAlso on the menu at most Kongu-style messes in the city.
Named in: Swiggy: famous food in Coimbatore