Garlic Rice / Poondu Sadam – Leftover Rice Recipes

I learnt this from my neighbor.Yesterday when i was chatting with her , she told me about this garlic rice/ Poondu sadam . I tried on the same day .It was very tasty .I made it with the leftover rice I made for lunch.Its not necessary that the rice should be separate or grainy..Simple ingredients and can be made in jiffy.

garlic rice 1

Ingredients :
 1cup – 200ml

  • Rice – 1/2 cup
  • Garlic  bulbs –  2 nos (Peel the skin and crush the whole ones just with a ladle)
  • Small Onions – 10 nos (finely chopped ) ( replace with 1 big onion, finely chopped)
  • Green chilly – 2 nos (slit cut)
  • Salt – as needed.
  • Coconut oil or ghee – 1 tbsp

To temper:

  • Cooking oil – 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Red chilly – 1 no (pinched into two)
  • Curry leaves – a few.

Method :

  • Pressure cook the rice and set aside.
  • In a kadai , add 2 tbsp of oil and temper with mustard , urad dal and red chilly and curry leaves.
  • Then add the crushed garlic , small onions, green chillies and saute till garlic turne golden brown.
  • Finally add everything to the cooked rice and mix well by adding salt.
  • Add a tbsp of coconut oil / ghee and serve hot !!

No side dish is required.If desired ,have with pickle..

garlic rice 2


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42 thoughts on “Garlic Rice / Poondu Sadam – Leftover Rice Recipes”

  1. hi Chitra,
    I would love to try it ..am a garlic lover 🙂 this prep seems to be easy and tasty!
    Nice t&t dear, nice snaps too!
    TC

  2. Garlic as anything definitely gonna be my favourite, this garlic rice looks prefect for me..will give a try soon..

  3. Jeyashris Kitchen

    Thanks a lot for trying my recipes.Feel delighted.
    Garlic rice looks delicious.will try this easy one for my hubby's lunch box.Very handy recipe for a lazy weekday morning!!

  4. Very nice recipe. I have never heard of garlic and rice combination exclusively in Indian recipes. This is the first one and looks delish!

  5. Many of the necessary vitamins are found in garlic as a natural antibiotic and food should be consumed in more than gives great flavor

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