Ellu Sadam Recipe | Sesame Rice Recipe

• 1 cup Rice
• Salt to taste

For Sesame Powder

• 1 tsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Roasted Peanut
• 6 tbsp Sesame Seeds / Til / Ellu
• 3 Dry Red Chilli
• 2 tbsp Coconut
• ½ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi

For Seasoning

• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
• ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
• 1 spring Curry leaves

1. 1

   Take 1 cup rice in a pressure cooker, cover with 2.5 cup of water and pressure cook rice for 2 whistle and simmer for 5 mins.

2. 2

   Switch off the flame and let the steam go all by itself.

3. 3

   Now fluff the rice with for and allow it to cool down.

4. 4

   Start by making sesame seed powder.

5. 5

   Heat oil and add in sesame seeds and toast them for a min.

6. 6

   Now add in peanuts and fry them for 30 sec till they are light golden.

7. 7

   Now add in dry red chilli, coconut and asafoetida, Fry them together for couple of mins.

8. 8

   Once everything is nice and toasted, take them in a blender and make into a rough powder.

9. 9

   Now heat 1 tblspn oil and add the seasoning ingredients, let them splatter for a min.

10. 10

    Add in rice and salt mix well.

11. 11

    Add in sesame seeds powder and mix well.

12. 12

    Once everything is heated through. Turn off the heat and serve.