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Brinji  Rice | Brinji Sadan

Brinji Rice | Brinji Sadam is a traditional South Indian rice dish that is rich and aromatic. Rice, vegetables, herbs, and spices are cooked in coconut milk, giving the dish a unique flavor. It is a very flavorful and wholesome dish and belongs specifically to Chettinad Cuisine.
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Chettinad Cuisine, Indian Cuisine, South Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Vaishali Sabnani

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

Rice

  • 2 cups Rice
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Tomato
  • 3 Green Chilly sli
  • 1 cup Mixed veggies Carrot, Beans, Peas
  • 1/4 teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
  • 2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 cup Coconut Milk
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • Few Mint Leaves
  • Salt to taste

Coarse Paste

  • 1 Ginger
  • 4-5 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds

Seasoning

  • 2 Bay Leaf
  • 1 small stick Cinnamon
  • 2 Cloves
  • 1 Cardamom
  • 6-7 Cashew Nuts

Instructions

Prep Work

  • Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
  • Slice the onions, and keep them aside.
  • Grind garlic, ginger and fennel seeds into a coarse paste without adding water; keep aside.
  • Chop the tomato.
  • Slit the green chilly.
  • Peel the carrot and cut into cubes.
  • Chop the beans and shell the peas.

Cooking Rice

  • In a pressure cooker, add oil and ghee, both.
  • Once hot , add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and cashew nuts. Give a quick toss, let the aroma release.
  • Next add onions and green chili. Sauté till the onions turn translucent.
  • Now, add tomatoes, veggies, salt and red chilli powder. Cook till tomatoes are mushy.
  • Add the drained rice, mix gently and add one cup of thick coconut milk along with a cup of water.
  • When the water starts boiling, add mint leaves.
  • Mix well and check for salt.
  • Close the cooker with the lid.
  • After the first whistle simmer for five minutes and switch off the gas.
  • Serve hot with Vegetable or Onion Raita.

Notes

Brinji Rice is very flavourful and you can use any variety of rice.
Prep work makes it easy to make the dish.
I have used a pressure cooker to cook the rice, but you can also cook with the absorption method.
You can add a different variety of veggies according to your taste.
I like to serve vegetable or onion raita with Brinji Rice, but you can serve simple plain curd too.