Ulantha Satham/Black Urad dhall Rice

This is a very traditional one pot meal which is very healthy and tasty.We are using black urad dhall.In this recipe we have used more garlic , if you dont like garlic you can use it less.This is not a spicy dish ,pepper gives aroma,you can add red chillies while seasoning if you want to make a spicy one.

Ingredients

1. Black split urad dhall -1/2 cup
2. Rice - 1 cup
3. Garlic - 8 pods ,skinned
4. Whole Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
5. Whole Jeera - 1/4 tsp
6. Vendhayam / Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp
7. Hing - 1/4 or less
8. Coconut - 1/2cup , grated
9. Curry leaves - 10 leaves
10. Water- 3 1/2 cups
11.  Salt as needed
12. Ghee - 1/2 tbsp
13. Gingelly Oil - 1 tbsp

Method 

1. Roast Fenugreek seeds in ghee and keep it separate
2. Crush Whole Jeera  in your hand and keep it separately.
3. Dry roast urad dhall for 2 min,just enough for the urad dhall should have some heat (the heat that is bearable for us to touch the dhall , too much roasting will not be good).
4. Heat oil in Pressure cooker add garlic , roast it till golden brown  then add hing ,curry leaves.
5. Then add water, rice, urad dhall , coconut, fenugreek seeds , whole jeera, whole black pepper ,salt.Give a stir.
6. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.

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