Sesame Rice / Ellu Sadam

Sesame Rice / Ellu Sadam

Sesame Rice is a perfect lunch box special. A simple variety rice which can be prepared for 'Purattasi Saturdays' as a neivedeyam to 'Perumal / Lord Balaji'.  We can even prepare this rice for Aadi 18 or Makara Shankaranthi.

Ingredients:
Black Sesame Seeds - 1.5 tablespoons
Cooked Rice - 1 cup
Urud dhal - 1 tsp
Channa dhal - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Peanuts - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 4-5 nos
Asafatedia - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Few curry leaves

Method:
# Dry roast sesame until it splutters well.

# Dry roast other ingredients such as urud dhal, channa dhal, red chillies, asafatedia and salt.
( dhal should change its colour)

# Once everything comes to room temperature, make a fine powder.

# Heat a pan add oil, mustard...let it splutter well then add urud dhal, peanuts, red chillies, curry leaves..once it gets roasted in oil add cooked rice, salt to taste and the sesame powder. ( 1.5 tablespoons of sesame powder). 

# Mix well with rice and serve with papad or raita.

* The sesame seeds powder can be stored in an airtight container for few days / months.
Pl. do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!