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Thengai Saadam or Temple Style Cooconut RIce is a No onion No garlic Tempered Rice with Grated Coconut and basic spices.

Thengai Saadam | Iyengar Style Coconut Rice | Navratri Prasadam

Kalyani
Thengai Saadam or Temple Style Coconut Rice is a No onion No garlic Tempered Rice with Grated Coconut and basic spices. Can also be made for lunchboxes.
5 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Festival Recipes, Main Course, Naivedyam, Prasadam
Cuisine Iyengar Cuisine, South Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 292 kcal

Equipment

  • pan
  • Ladle

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Raw rice Use normal white rice, short grained
  • 2 TBSP Coconut Oil
  • 1/2 cup coconut Grated, fresh or frozen, see tips below
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Split black gram Urad Dal,/ Ulundhu
  • 1 tsp Bengal Gram Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu
  • 2 Dry red chillies broken
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida or generous pinch - skip for GF
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves – few
  • 8 Cashew broken or whole - skip for nut allergy
  • 3/4 tsp Salt

Instructions
 

  • Wash and cook rice. Spread on a plate and fluff up a bit. Tip : It helps if you have cooked rice made ahead – the cooled rice works wonderfully well.
  • In a pan, add oil. Splutter mustard, hing, urad dal, broken chillies, cashews, curry leaves and fry till cashews turn golden brown.
  • Turn the flame to low and add the grated coconut till it leaves a little oil on the sides and the mixture turns aromatic
  • Turn off the stove. Add salt and cool
  • Now add the cooled and fluffed rice to the pan.
  • Mix well and enjoy a bowl of divine goodness

Video

Navratri Special Thengai Saadam தேங்காய் சாதம் Coconut Rice

Notes

Tips and Tricks to make the BEST Thengai Saadam
  • Can I use Basmati Rice here? Typically, only short grained, non-aromatic rice is used. Unless basmati rice is THE ONLY rice you eat, use short grained rice
  • Can I cook the raw rice in the coconut milk ? Coconut milk is not used in this recipe. Cook the rice 30 mins prior to making this dish and fluff it on a flat plate to avoid clumping.
  • Can I use Previously cooked (overnight rice) for this recipe ? Certainly. But if making exclusively for Prasadam / Naivedyam, prefer the rice cooked just 1/2 hour before making the Thengai saadam
  • Can I use Frozen Coconut ? yes, frozen grated coconut can be used here, bring to room temperature before using. If using coconut bits, blitz / pulse them (not pasty) for a few seconds before adding to the tempering.
  • We don't use Coconut oil - Can I use olive oil instead? Typically this is made with only coconut oil. In case you don't like or use Coconut oil, the next best in Gingelly / Sesame oil. Last resort, groundnut oil or canola oil can be used.
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Nutrition

Serving: 40gCalories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 442mgPotassium: 130mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 80IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Coconut Rice, Naivedyam, Navratri Variety Rice, No Onion No garlic, Prasadam, Rice Variety, Thengai Saadam, Thengai Sadam
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