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Ellu Sadam | How to make Sesame Rice

Ellu Sadam is a spicy rice dish made with the Sesame spice powder. This is a quick and easy rice to make as you can store the spice powder as well.
Course Lunch Box, Main Dish - Rice
Cuisine South Indian
Keyword Everyday Meal, Lunch Box Recipes
By Cook Method Stovetop
Occasion Everyday Meal, Festival Meal, Lunch Box, Meals for Two
By Diet Healthy Recipes, Vegetarian
Dish Type 30 Minutes Meal
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For the spice powder

  • 1/4 cup Sesame Seeds
  • 6 to 7 nos Dry Red Chillies
  • 2 tbsp Urad dal

For the Rice:

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Urad dal
  • 1/ 4 tsp Chana Dal
  • 2 nos Dry Red Chillies
  • A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
  • Few Curry Leaves
  • Handful Cashew Nuts
  • Handful Peanuts
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 tsp Ghee

Instructions

For the Spice Powder

  • Dry roast the ingredients listed for the spice powder, allow to cool down and grind to a powder.

For the Rice

  • Wash and soak the rice. Cook in your regular method. When you are ready to make the Rice, make sure you spread the rice for it to cool down.
  • Heat a kadai with oil, temper with mustard, urad dal, chana dal, peanuts, cashew nuts, curry leaves, and Red Chilies. Add hing and combine everything well.
  • Let it cook for 4 to 5 mins on low.
  • Add the cooked rice and mix well.
  • Now add the spice powder and gently toss for the spice powder to be mixed well.
  • Serve with appalam.
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