Ellu sadam recipe | sesame seeds rice

Ellu sadam is a very simple rice recipe which we generally during the Saturdays of the tamil month Puratasi. Today being Puratasi Saturday, i wanted to share the recipe of ellu sadam today. Will post the recipe of Maavilaku soon.INGREDIENTS:

COOKED RICE	1/4 CUP
SESAME SEEDS*	2 TBLSP
URAD DAL	1 TBLSP
RED CHILLI	1
ASAFOETIDA	A PINCH
SALT	AS NEEDED
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
SESAME OIL	1 TSP

*I used white sesame seeds.

METHOD:

• Roast the sesame seeds till golden brown.
• Keep this aside. Roast the urad dal and red chilli till the dal becomes nice golden brown. Do this in a low flame.

• When it is cool, grind it into a fine powder along with the roasted sesame seeds and asafoetida.
• Mix this into the cooled down cooked rice.

• . Add a tsp of sesame oil and few curry leaves and mix well.

• Ellu sadam is ready for neivedyam now.

Note:

• Always ensure that the rice should be cooked properly and not mashed.
• You can roast 1 tblsp of peanuts in little oil and add to the rice.
• If you feel the sesame seeds are bit dirt, wash this nicely and drain the water and dry in a cloth. when it is dry, roast this and follow the procedure above.
• You can make it with black sesame seeds.