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    Cucumber rice, easy vellarikka sadam

    May 18, 2020 by Raks Anand 2 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Cucumber rice, easy vellarikkai sadam involving no grinding part. Quick video, detailed step by step pictures.

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    I used to love the cucumber which we used to get in Salem when I was a kid. It was different from the other cucumber we get in Chennai, which is pale green in colour. The one we get in Salem was smaller and had hues of green stripes running over the skin. Now a days very much used to the pale green ones. We even get the same air flown in singapore.

    But the one we get here in Singapore is a larger version of what we got in salem. I used to buy that for a while and then after few bitter cucumber experiences, stopped buying at all. Vj from the beginning did not like it saying it smells so different for him.

    cucumber-rice

    When we went to Dubai couple of years back, the cucumber we had there in hummus platter etc was really good. Then once we came back to Singapore, started to buy these Japanese cucumber.

    We just mix salt and pepper to have it as dip or salt and chilli powder last summer and enjoyed it. This summer I just have started to buy cucumber regularly.

    I made a salad and had one sitting in fridge probably waiting to make a raita. Being a big fan of variety rice and given the fact it has been ages since I made variety rice. When I saw Divya's Instagram post, I just drooled and wanted to try it out very badly.

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    I requested her to post the recipe and she did and sent it to me too asking me to try. Tried the very next day and sent my feedback to her. I was so happy with the outcome and totally enjoyed the meal.

    Vj too loved it. I had it with some potato kari, onion pickle and it was perfect match. Some fryums would have completed my cravings completely but I enjoyed it to the core.

    Just like coconut rice, this rice can also get easily spoilt, so handle carefully. Consume as soon as you can within a day.

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    Cucumber rice, easy vellarikkai sadam

    Cucumber rice, easy vellarikkai sadam involving no grinding part. Quick video, detailed step by step pictures.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Rice cook time 15 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Servings 4
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup rice Cook and cool down
    • 1 cup cucumber grated
    • 1 cup coconut grated
    • 4 green chillies slit
    • 1 teaspoon ginger chopped
    • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
    • 8 cashews

    To temper

    • 2 tablespoon coconut oil
    • ½ teaspoon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon urad dal
    • 2 teaspoon chana dal
    • 1 pinch asafoetida generous
    • 1 sprig curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Wash rice and pressure cook for 4 whistles with 2 & ½ cups water.
    • Once done invert to a broad vessel and spread gently to cool down. You can add a drizle of coconut oil or sesame oil to ease grains separate.
    • Wash and peel the cucumber. Cut into small portions.Grate all the sides surrounding the center portion, leaving the seeds. I used my julienne grater.
    • Measure 1 cup and set aside. Gather other ingredients needed.
    • Heat a pan/ kadai with coconut oil. First roast cashews and set aside.
    • In the same oil, splutter mustard followed by all other ingredients under 'to temper'.
    • Add grated coconut and roast for a minute without changing its colour.
    • In goes the grated cucumber, little salt and cook until the cucumber turns translucent.
    • Add cooked rice and required salt. Mix thoroughly.
    • Lastly add coriander leaves and give it a mix, switch off the flame. Garnish with roasted cashews.

    Video

    Notes

    • Instead of green chillies, red chillies can be used. Number of chillies can be adjusted according to one's spice level.
    • She haven't used asafoetida, so it's optional.Use large grater so that cucumber gives texture in the dish.
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    Cooking rice

    First, wash rice and pressure cook for 4 whistles with 2 & ½ cups water.

    Then, once done invert to a broad vessel and spread gently to cool down. After that, you can add a drizzle of coconut oil or sesame oil to ease grains separate.

    Stepwise photos

    1. Wash and peel the cucumber. Cut into small portions. Grate all the sides surrounding the center portion, leaving the seeds. I used my julienne grater.

    step1-peel cucumber

    2. Measure 1 cup and set aside. Gather other ingredients needed.

    step2-grate vellarikai

    3. Heat a pan/ kadai with coconut oil. First roast cashews and set aside.

    step3-prep

    4. In the same oil, splutter mustard followed by all other ingredients under 'to temper'. Add grated coconut and roast for a minute without changing its color.

    step5-temper for cucumber rice

    5. In goes the grated cucumber, little salt and cook until the cucumber turns translucent.

    step4-coconut roasting

    6. Add cooked rice and required salt. Mix thoroughly.

    step6-cooked rice

    7. Lastly add coriander leaves and give it a mix, switch off the flame. Finally, garnish with roasted cashews for extra crunch in the recipe.

    step8-rice

    Serve hot with any spicy side dish. We had with potato curry, onion pickle. Pair it with fryums and it's just tastes great.

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    1. Yamini

      May 20, 2020 at 2:33 pm

      Hi dear where did u buy d grater any link to buy d sams ?

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        May 21, 2020 at 11:35 am

        I bought it during my Swiss trip dear. If your search julienne slicer it will be there in amazon.

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