Directions

First soak the rice and dal for 20 minutes and wash the soaked rice and keep it aside.
Switch on the stove place a cooker add ground nut oil, allow it to heat, and then add mustard seeds allow it to splutter.
Then add crushed garlic, fry for a minute.
Add the small onion and fry till it become light brown colour.
Next add red chili, curry leaves and coriander leaves, then add tomato and fry for two minutes now add salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder and fry for a minute.
This is right time to add coconut pieces and then fry for two minutes.
After that add water and allow it to boil.(if you want the rice is become mushy means use 2 and half cups water other wise use only 2 cups water)
Pour the washed rice and dal closed the lid, cook for 3 whistles
Now switch off the stove and allow it to cool naturally.
Hot and spicy kongu style avara paruppu sadam with coconut is now ready to serve.

Hints:

Use homemade ghee for this Coimbatore Style Arisi Paruppu Sadam and brinjal, potato curry.
It’s very nice combination.
Here i used tomato, without tomato also you can prepare this kongu style avara paruppu sadam with coconut.