Vellam Sadam | Inipu Thengai Sadam | Vellam sadam recipe | Inipu sadam | sweet coconut rice is a traditional South Indian variety rice prepared during festive days. Coconut gives nice flavour to the sadam. Festive foods are always special. Velllam sadam is one of my favorite festival special. Vellam sadam is prepared during Aadi perukku and sometimes during mattu Pongal and Chitra pournami. My Amma either prepares Sakkarai pongal or Vella sadam, along with Pulikaichal, Coconut rice , bagala bath and Aviyal. As soon as I return from school among all the variety rice my sweet tooth craves for vellam sadam. Though it is prepared with rice and jaggery. Vella sadam tastes so different from sakkarai pongal. Coconut gives a nice flavour to the rice. Vellam sadam can be made vegan by skipping ghee and using coconut oil. I love sweets with ghee flavors so I couldn’t do that.
This is one of the tastiest and easy sweet that can be prepared in no time. For festive days I cook rice and prepared vella sadam but this can also be repaired with leftover rice. For kids after school snacks this is one of the healthiest and easiest variety rice that can be prepared within 15 minutes. Checkout other Pongal varieties in TMF, Kalkandu pongal Sakkarai pongal Gothumai Rava pongal Millet pongal Manjal Pongal
Coconut based recipes in TMF Variety rice in TMF Pongal recipe | Bhogi recipe | kannum pongal recipe Ingredients: Rice - 1/2 cup, washed and drained Jaggery - 250 grams (adjust according to your taste) Water - 2 cups + 1/2 cup Grated Coconut – 40 grams Cardamom Powder - Generous pinch Cashew - 25 grams Raisins/Dried grapes - 20 grams Ghee - 3 tbsp
Method:
Cook rice with 1 cup + 1/2 of water either in rice cooker, or in pressure cooker for 3 whistles If jaggery has impurities Cook jaggery in 1 cup of hot water for about 4-5 minutes. Strain the jaggery syrup. If the jaggery doesn’t contain impurities this step can be ignored
In a separate pan add butter/ ghee; let it melt Add cashew. Once cashew is golden brown add raisin and give a quick stir
Add coconut and sauté for 1 min
Add cardamom powder and mix Well Ad jaggery and give a quick stir. Add water and cook till jaggery is melted in water
After the jaggery water boils well add cooked rice and cook for about 7-8 minutes till water is absorbed well and rice thickens
Keep mixing once in a while and mush the rice while stirring
