Garlic Rice/ Poondu Sadam and Amazing Health Benefits

Garlic Rice/ Poondu Sadam & Health Benefits

        Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch| Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook time: 15 mins  

            

Eating garlic regularly is good for us; it has been linked to reducing or even helping to prevent four of the major causes of death worldwide, including heart disease, stroke, cancer and infections.Garlic has been widely recognized as both a preventative agent and treatment of many cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. It has bioactive sulfur compounds which are believed to have effects at each stage of cancer formation

Ingredients

• Cooked Rice – 2 cups
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Garlic – 3 small finely chopped

To Roast & Grind:

• Garlic – 10 small
• Red Chilies – 3
• Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
• Channa Dal – 1 tsp
• Urad Dal – 1 tsp

Method:

Step 1:

• Heat Oil (1 tsp) in a pan, Add Garlic, Red Chilly, Coriander seeds, Channa Dal, Urad Dal, Roast till it turns golden brown. Cool it and grind it to a coarse mixture Powder.Set aside
• Heat oil in a Kadai, Add Mustard seeds, Curry leaves, allow it for seasoning.
• Add Chopped Garlic, fry till garlic turns golden brown.
• Add required salt with cooked rice and spread it to make it fluffy and separate.
• Add the grinded mixture to the rice and mix well until it is coated evenly.
• Serve hot

Notes

• Roasting garlic till golden brown is a must else you will get raw garlic smell.
• As there is no coconut, you can make this powder in prior and store it for 2-3 days and use it whenever you want to make this rice.
• You can make this with leftover rice which will be perfect.
• If your chilli is spicy, reduce accordingly.