Sesame Rice – Ellu Saadam

Ingredients

Sesame Masala Powder
  • 2 tablespoons roasted chana dal
  • 2 tablespoons urad dal
  • 1 tablespoon dried coconut
  • 20-22 black pepper corns
  • ¼ cup sesame seeds/ til
  • 1 lemon size tamarind
  • 20-22 curry leaves
  • 10-12 dried red chillies
  • ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
For Tadka
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon ghee/clarified butter
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon roasted chana dal
  • 1 tablespoon urad dal
  • ¼ cup raw peanuts
  • 10-12 cashews
  • 10-12 curry leaves
  • 2-3 dried red chillies
  • 3-4 cups boiled rice
  • 3-4 tablespoon sesame masala powder
  • salt to taste

Note– Please read recipe notes in the end.

Main Equipment Used

Steps In Making

Sesame Masala Powder
  1. In a pan add roasted chana dal and urad dal and dry roast them for 2 minutes or until the dal gets light brown colour.
  2. Now add dried coconut and black peppercorns and roast for another minute.
  3. Further add sesame seeds and roast for two minutes.
  4. Now add deseeded tamarind, curry leaves and dried red chillies. Roast everything for two minutes. Do not roast on high heat else the ingredients might burn.
  5. Now let the mixture cool down completely and then grind it in a mixer grinder on pulse mode, until it gets a coarse texture. Do not grind the ingredients when they are hot else they might release oil and the mixture will become sticky. Add asafoetida and mix well.
  6. The sesame masala powder is ready. You can store it in an airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator for upto 2-3 weeks.
  7. To make the sesame rice in a pan heat oil and ghee and then add mustard seeds, urad dal and roasted chana dal. Let it turn light brown in colour.
  8. Now add raw peanuts and roast for two minutes.
  9. Then add cashews, curry leaves and dried red chillies and roast for a minute.
  10. Now add boiled rice, salt, 3-4 tablespoons of the sesame masala powder we prepared and mix everything well.
  11. The sesame rice is ready. Serve hot.

Recipe Notes

  • If you are using fresh coconut then you can not store the masala powder.
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