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Thattai payaru sadam recipe with step by step pictures

Thattai payaru sadam is a one - pot recipe and it is very easy to cook. This rice is one of my favourite from my childhood. My mom used to make this black eyed pea rice for my lunch box. It is very flavourful as we add freshly ground jeera, pepper and chillies. Try this at once and sure you love it. Check out the recipe below with step by step pictures.

Enjoy the food !

Ingredients :

. Thattai payaru / bleck eyed pea - 1/2 cup

. Rice - 1 cup

. Onion - 1 medium sized (sliced)

. Tomato - 1 medium sized ( finely chopped)

. Curry leaves - 1 sprig

. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

. Oil - 1 tblsp

. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

. Salt to taste

To grind :

. Jeera/ cumin seeds - 2 tsp

. Black pepper - 1 tsp

. Garlic cloves - 6

. Curry leaves - 1 sprig

. Red chillies - 4 ( as per your taste)

Method :

1. Soak black eyed pea (thattai payaru) overnight or about 8 hours. Soak rice for 30 mins.

2. Grind the ingredients given under to grind in a mixer jar to a coarse paste without adding water.

3. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds. After it splutters, add onion and curry leaves. Saute until translucent.

4. Add tomato, turmeric powder and salt. Saute until mushy. Add ground powder. Saute for a min. Add thattai payaru. Give it a mix.

5. Add water. After it gets to roll boil, add rice. Mix well. Cover with lid. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.

6. After pressure releases, fluff the rice. Tasty thattai payaru sadam is ready.