Recipes

Ellu Sadam Recipe

Name: Sesame Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 3 people
Ingredients: 2 1/2 tbsp Black or white sesame; 1 cup Rice; 6 Red chilli; 1 tsp urad dal; Salt ( As needed); 1 tbsp Sesame oil; 1 tsp Oil; 3/4 tsp mustard; 1 tsp urad dal; 1 sprig Curry Leaves

2 years ago

January 6, 2023

HF Team

Sesame Rice

Ellu Sadam or Sesame Rice is a traditional Karnataka dish especially made during festivals.

Course

Lunch

Cuisine

Karnataka

Keyword

Ellu Sadam Recipe

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

people

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

2 1/2 tbsp Black or white sesame
1 cup Rice
6 Red chilli
1 tsp urad dal
Salt As needed
1 tbsp Sesame oil

To Temper

1 tsp Oil
3/4 tsp mustard
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig Curry Leaves

Course

Lunch

Cuisine

Karnataka

Keyword

Ellu Sadam Recipe

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

people

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

2 1/2 tbsp Black or white sesame
1 cup Rice
6 Red chilli
1 tsp urad dal
Salt As needed
1 tbsp Sesame oil

To Temper

1 tsp Oil
3/4 tsp mustard
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig Curry Leaves

Instructions

Cook rice with 2 cups of water for 4 whistles.Once done, transfer to a mixing bowl, add salt and sesame oil. Mix gently and cool the rice.
First roast urad dal and red chillies in a tsp of oil. Then roast the sesame seeds until it pops. When in starts popping, put the flame to low and keep stirring. When the popping stops, stop 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 coarse powder. You can temper in the same kadai you roast and transfer to the mixing bowl.
Add the tempered items and powdered item to the rice and mix gently.