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Avakai Oorugai Sadam - Pickled Vegetable Rice

Avakai Oorugai Sadam - Pickled Vegetable Rice

Course lunch
Cuisine Indian
Keyword dinner, lunch, rice
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 2
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Raw rice - 1 cup
  • Avakai Oorugai/pickle brine - 3 tbsp
  • Green peas - 1/2 cup
  • Carrot - 1 (finely chopped)
  • French Beans - 8 (finely chopped)
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Urad dal/white lentil - 2 tsp
  • Asafoetida -1/8 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
  • Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Pressure cook raw rice with 2+1/4 cup of water. Spread the cooked rice on a plate and set it aside.

  2. Heat a frying pan and add oil.

  3. When oil is warm, add mustard seeds and let it splutter.

  4. Now add white lentils, curry leaves, asafoetida and saute till lentils turn light brown.

  5. Add chopped vegetables (beans, carrot and peas) and saute for few minutes. Sprinkle little water and close the pan for 2 minutes.

  6. Lower the flame, add pickle mix well. Now add cooked rice and mix gently. Add little salt only as pickle brine will have salt. Serve with raita.

Recipe Notes