Nellikkai Sadam, How to make Amla rice using left over rice, Easy Lunch Box Recipe

Nellikkai Sadam Recipe, Amla Rice using Leftover rice. Healthy Nellikkai Sadam Quick and Easy Lunch box Menu. Nellikkai Sadam is an authentic and traditional rice-based recipe from the popular Tamil Nadu cuisine. It is a well known one-pot meal from Tamilnadu made from Gooseberry, the recipe is ideal to be served as a lunch box dish but can also be made for celebrations and occasions lunch and dinner. It looks and tastes like lemon rice. But with a healthy twist, grated Nellikkai added to give extra flavor to the rice. More Nellikkai recipes like Nellikkai Thayir Pachadi, Nellikkai Thokku, Nellikai Chutney.

To be honest, i wasn’t aware of this recipe till recently, I was invited by one of my friends for the Pongal lunch and she had made this Nellikkai Sadam Recipe, as one of the rice variety. I was very surprised with the name and also the way she made it. I asked she passed the recipe and I tried it at home everyone loves it. Since am a great fan of One Pot meal this Nellikkai Sadam is on repeated mode these days.

A few days before I have share Maa inji Sadam have you checked that recipe, if not here is the link quickly check it. Both are equally tasted good.

I have used leftover rice to make the Nellikkai Sadam, alternative, you can cook rice, preferably seeraga samba rice for an authentic Tamil flavor, cool down completely, and then use it. I used Mango Ginger(grated Maa inji for Extra flavor) you can also use grated ginger and ground it to smooth paste. lastly, adding vegetables grated carrots, or beets to this dish is completely open-ended.

Nellikkai Sadam, Quick and Easy Method:

Nellikkai Sadam, How to make Amla rice using leftover rice, Easy Lunch Box Recipe

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

25 mins

Author: Premalatha Aravindhan

Recipe type: lunch box

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 cup cooked rice or leftover rice + 1tsp oil
2 gooseberry/nellikkai, grated
1-inch ginger or maa inji grated
3 green chilies
grated carrots(optional)
salt as required
For tempering
1 tsp mustard seeds,
1 tbsp chana dal,
½ tsp urad dal,
10 cashews or peanuts
curry leaves

Instructions

Take rice if you are using the leftover rice from the fridge, bring it to room temperature, and then add a tsp of oil and then use it. If it is newly cooked rice, cool down completely and then sprinkle oil spread it in a plate, keep aside. Now Heat a tsp oil in a Kadai add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tbsp chana dal, ½ tsp urad dal, 10 cashews or peanuts fry well, let the mustard seeds splutter.
Add curry leaves, 2 gooseberries grated, 1-inch ginger or mango ginger grated, 3 green chilies saute well.
Add 1 tsp salt and ⅓ tsp turmeric powder, mix well. Add the cooked rice saute well on low flame. just toss for a min and then switch off the stove. Tasty delicious Nellikkai Sadam is ready to serve.

Notes

for best result use leftover rice
nellikkai Sadam stays good for a day if you are using leftover rice. if you use newly cooked rice it will stay good for 2 days
its a very good travel food too, if you are packing for travel, add more sesame oil. since oil is a natural preservative.

Step By Step Nellikkai Sadam Preparation Method:

Take rice if you are using the leftover rice from the fridge, bring it to room temperature, and then add a tsp of oil and then use it. If it is newly cooked rice, cool down completely and then sprinkle oil spread it in a plate, keep aside. Now Heat a tsp oil in a Kadai add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tbsp chana dal, 1/2 tsp urad dal, 10 cashews or peanuts fry well, let the mustard seeds splutter.

Add curry leaves, 2 gooseberries grated, 1-inch ginger or mango ginger grated, 3 green chilies saute well.

Add 1 tsp salt and 1/3 tsp turmeric powder, mix well. Add the cooked rice saute well on low flame. just toss for a min and then switch off the stove. Tasty delicious Nellikkai Sadam is ready to serve.