
Learn tips on how to make south Indian ellu sadam, sesame rice. Easy and flavorful, could make rapidly and wholesome too. With step-by-step image.
For this kaanum pongal 2014, I’m posting this very long time pending put up – ellu sadam recipe (sesame rice recipe). I had included ellu sadam in my aadi perukku lunch menu and stated that I’ll put up the recipe quickly. And that is the precise time to put up, in any other case I’ll neglect once more🙄. I began loving ellu sadam after I was in hostel. Every Saturday, my roommates and myself will go to the close by temple in our hostel campus and used to assist the priest there in cleansing the temple and different issues. After pooja, he used to offer us a bucket filled with ellu sadam and we used to hold it to our hostel and distribute to our hostellers after which have ourselves too. He brings it from house to supply God and distribute as prasadam.
As Saturday a lot of the ladies will probably be sleeping and solely only a few will go to temple, he used to offer it to us and ask to distribute. And it is going to be tasting so divine clearly! The recipe will probably be so easy with simply sesame and purple chill roasted and floor coarsely, blended with rice. But the burst of flavours can’t be defined. That too for a hosteller, you possibly can think about how nice a handmade meals would imply. It feels simply it occurred final yr. I will not make ellu sadam that usually, perhaps I’ve carried out 3-4 occasions in my life. I find it irresistible, nonetheless nobody else at house eats, so I give it least precedence. This time, I wished to put up, so made it and loved myself ☺. Here’s the easy recipe, that may very well be helpful for tomorrow’s Kaanum pongal rice varieties.

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ellu sadam
Learn tips on how to make south Indian ellu sadam, sesame rice. Easy and flavorful, could make rapidly and wholesome too. With step-by-step image.
Ingredients
- 2&½ tablespoon Black or white sesame
- 1 cup Rice
- 6 Red chilli
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon Sesame oil
To mood
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon urad dal
- 1 Curry leaves sprig
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Instructions
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Cook rice with 2 cups of water for 4 whistles.Once carried out, switch to a mixing bowl, add salt and sesame oil. Mix gently and funky the rice.
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First roast urad dal and purple chillies in a teaspoon of oil. Then roast the sesame seeds till it pops. When in begins popping, put the flame to low and maintain stirring. When the popping stops, cease roasting too.
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Cool down and first grind urad dal and chilli coarsely. Then add the sesame seeds.
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Use inch/ pulse button and grind to a rough powder. You can mood in the identical kadai you roast and switch to the blending bowl.
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Add the tempered objects and powdered merchandise to the rice and blend gently.
Notes
- You can use white sesame seeds too, however I like the black sesame seeds color for this rice.
- My MIL stated we are able to add a tablespoon of coconut too. Give it a roast together with urad dal.
- You can add damaged cashews too whereas tempering to make it wealthy.
Ellu sadam methodology:
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- Cook rice with 2 cups of water for 4 whistles.Once carried out, switch to a mixing bowl, add salt and sesame oil. Mix gently and funky the rice.
- First roast urad dal and purple chillies in a teaspoon of oil. Then roast the sesame seeds till it pops. When in begins popping, put the flame to low and maintain stirring. When the popping stops, cease roasting too.


- Cool down and first grind urad dal and chilli coarsely. Then add the sesame seeds.


- Use inch/ pulse button and grind to a rough powder. You can mood in the identical kadai you roast and switch to the blending bowl.


- Add the tempered objects and powdered merchandise to the rice and blend gently.


Enjoy with some fried vadams or fryums. I can eat as such 🙂 

