TEMPLE STYLE ELLU SADAM (SESAME RICE)
Temple Style Ellu Sadam or Sesame Rice is a very sacred rice dish offered in many Vishnu or Shiva temples as prasadam. Sesame Rice or Ellu Sadam is a South Indian Rice dish prepared primarily with black sesame seeds and few spices which imparts a nutty spicy flavor to this rice dish and makes it very tasty. In case, black sesame seeds are not available we can use white sesame seeds to prepare this rice dish. In this temple style Ellu Sadam / Sesame Rice recipe, I have used both black and white sesame seeds in 75:25 ratio.
Black Sesame seeds have lot of health benefits which makes this sesame rice an excellent lunch box option for kids and adults. You can also store the Ellu podi that is, spicy sesame seed powder for 2 to 3 weeks and include in your meals.
TEMPLE STYLE ELLU SADAM (SESAME RICE) – STEP BY STEP RECIPE
- First, we will prepare the Ellu Podi that is Spicy Sesame Seed Powder. In order to prepare the Ellu podi, we will first dry roast the below mentioned ingredients one by one :
- 2 tbsp of Bengal Gram or Chana Dal
- 2 tbsp of Black Gram or Urad Dal
- 4 Dry Red Chillies
- 3 tbsp of Black Sesame Seed & 1 tbsp of White Sesame Seed
2. Cool down the roasted spices completely and then grind the spices and dals into a coarse powder. This powder is called Ellu Podi or Spicy Sesame powder.
3. Next, heat 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil in a frying pan. When the oil is hot, add the below mentioned ingredients one by one :
- 1 tsp of Bengal Gram or Chana Dal
- 1/2 tsp of Black gram or Urad Dal
- 1 tsp of Mustard Seeds
Fry for for few seconds till the dal starts to change color and mustard seeds starts to splutter.
4. Next, add the below ingredients one by one and fry for couple of more seconds :
- 1/4th tsp of Asafoetida or Hing
- Few Sprigs of Curry Leaves
5. Here, I have taken 1 cup of Ponni Raw rice and cooked the rice separately. Add the cooked rice to the pan and add the prepared Ellu Podi or Spicy Sesame powder. Add Salt as per taste and drizzle few drops of Sesame Oil.
Mix everything together with the rice. Delicious and Healthy Ellu Podi Sadam or Temple style Nuvvula Annam or Sesame Rice is ready.
