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Sesame Seed Rice

January 20, 2010 by PadhuSankar 59 Comments

Sesame seeds are a good source of calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, Vitamin B1,Vitamin E, zinc and dietary fiber. Since it has vitamin E, it is good for the skin also. It is used widely in homemade bread, muffins and cookies. They add great flavor to the dish. I love this rice for its flavor and simplicity. If you have sesame seed powder kept ready, this ellu sadam/sesame seed rice can be prepared in a jiffy. It is usually served with papads, appalam, chips or roasted potatoes. Today we will learn how to make sesame seed rice (ellu sadam in Tamil) following this easy recipe.

Sesame seed rice-Ellu Sadam
Ellu Sadam

Ellu Sadam-Sesame Seed Rice


Ellu Sadam-Sesame Seed Rice

 Prep Time : 5 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins 
 Yields: 1 cup
 Recipe Category: Side Dish-Podi
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   White Sesame seeds/ ellu -100 grams
   Whole Urad dal -1/4 cup
   Cumin seeds/jeera seeds -1 tbsp
   Whole black pepper- 1/2 tbsp
   Red chillies -8-9
   Salt as needed

   For the sesame seed rice

   Cooked rice – as needed
   Sesame seed Oil – 1 tbsp
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Curry leaves – a sprig
   Ghee – 1 tsp

Method for preparing Sesame Seed Powder


Heat a pan and dry roast sesame seeds on medium heat stirring continuously until it splutters. Leave it to cool. Then grind it just for a few seconds.(operate the mixie at intervals and not at a stretch).If you grind it for a long time, the sesame seeds will ooze out oil.

In the same pan, dry roast urad dal until it turns golden brown. Then dry roast red chillies, cumin seeds and pepper separately. Powder everything together a little coarse with salt needed.

Then add roasted sesame seed powder to the above and dry grind it just for a second.

Our ellu podi/sesame seed powder is ready now. We will see how to prepare sesame seed rice/ellu sadam.

For Sesame Seed Rice


Cook rice until soft. When rice is warm, add a tsp of sesame seed oil and spread it on a plate to cool.

Mix needed amount of sesame seed powder with the cooked rice.

Heat 1 tbsp of sesame seed oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal and curry leaves. When dal turns golden brown, add the seasoning to the rice and gently mix it. Top it with a tsp of ghee/clarified butter.

Sesame seed rice is ready to be serve with potato chips, papads or  potato curry.

Storage and Shelf Life – Store it in an airtight container at room temperature. Stays fresh for more than a month.

Note – You can use white or black sesame seeds for making this rice. You can prepare this rice with white rice, brown rice or millets. You can also prepare this with leftover rice.

Meet you all with more interesting recipes and tips, until then it is adieu from Padhu.

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Comments

  1. Jyoti

    January 21, 2010 at 10:09 am

    very nice and innovative!

    you have a nice blog..
    am following it.

    Cheers

    Jyoti

    http://www.theveggiehut.blogspot.com

    Reply
  2. Tina

    January 21, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Nice flavoured rice..

    Reply
  3. Priya

    January 21, 2010 at 11:00 am

    Wow PAdhu…sesame rice looks fantastic dear..thanks for sending to CWS..

    Reply
  4. Ms.Chitchat

    January 21, 2010 at 11:02 am

    Tasty ellu sadham. I love it and so does my family. Your pic is too good. I totally agree with u that with hot rice,little ghee and appalam, superb :):)

    Chitchat
    http://chitchatcrossroads.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  5. Rachana Kothari

    January 21, 2010 at 11:12 am

    The rice looks really tempting:) A great recipe.

    Reply
  6. Lyndsey

    January 21, 2010 at 11:26 am

    This is a wonderful, simple rice. I'm sure it will do well with Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes- Cooking with seeds -Sesame Seeds Event! Thanks for the post.

    Reply
  7. Sushma Mallya

    January 21, 2010 at 11:29 am

    Nice and crunchy rice…love the bird too:)

    Reply
  8. 3 hungry tummies

    January 21, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    What a wonderful side dish that is!

    Reply
  9. Khaugiri

    January 21, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Wow Nice idea padhu!

    Reply
  10. அண்ணாமலையான்

    January 21, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    the displayed image is very nice like the recipe..

    Reply
  11. Balakrishna Saraswathy

    January 21, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    I should try this recipe as my hubby like sesame seed very much..thanks for sharing padu!!1

    Reply
  12. Nandini

    January 21, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    Wow! Adore the spices turned into a bird. Beautiful art.
    Very flavorful rice with crunchy appalam.

    Reply
  13. SriLekha

    January 21, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    looks so yummy!

    Reply
  14. Saraswathi Iyer

    January 21, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    Yummy rice I made this for Pongal kanu festival.

    Reply
  15. Rohini

    January 21, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    Yummy rice! And good for health too 🙂

    Reply
  16. Rachana Kothari

    January 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    Please collect your award from my blog dear:)
    Thanks!

    Reply
  17. Smita Srivastava

    January 21, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    Hi Padhu ,
    Thanks for dropping by n putting in ur lovely comments . Great presentations and wonderful recipes in ur blog , loved the spice bird n also ur cute little penguins .
    Happy Blogging !!

    – Smita
    Little Food Junction

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    January 21, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    wow padhu…i have never tried something like this..its nice n innovation…good click!

    Reply
  19. Nithu Bala

    January 21, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    Dear, Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog..you have a very cute space..happy to join you..this sesame rice is really delicious and I love the picture..Love to hear from you often..

    Reply
  20. Gulmohar

    January 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    You are so innovative…sounds delicious 🙂

    Reply
  21. suvaiyaana suvai

    January 21, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    great recipe!!

    Reply
  22. A Homemakers Diary

    January 21, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    you have a very nice way of presenting food. even before reading the actual post I always take time to admire the pics. love his bird. you are an artist Padhu. sesame seed rice seems very crunchy and full of health

    Reply
  23. Siddhi S

    January 21, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    wow nice n different rice…vl be very tasty n flavourful

    Reply
  24. Jagruti

    January 21, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    Hey Padu

    let me tell you one thing"I loke that little birdie" which you have created with your spices and daal..Rice looks mouthwatering and tempting:))

    Reply
  25. Mriganayani

    January 21, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    Just made this for Kanu pongal. Looks perfect! Love your little birdie!

    Reply
  26. Gita

    January 21, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    Delicious looking rice Padu…nice presentation 🙂

    Reply
  27. Sowmya

    January 22, 2010 at 12:56 am

    Innovative and healthy dish…luks yummy!

    Reply
  28. PJ

    January 22, 2010 at 2:26 am

    I love this sesame seeds rice. In Maharashtra we make a very similar chutney called Tilachi chutney and then its mixed with rice and a little bit oil… mmmm.. yummy!

    Reply
  29. Renuka Bedre - Rao

    January 22, 2010 at 3:01 am

    this one is new to me! gr8 recipe..simple n delicious!
    Renuka
    http://cookingyummy.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  30. Sarah Naveen

    January 22, 2010 at 6:30 am

    Superb..healthy and yummy!!!!
    Please collect your award from Vazhayila dea..!!!

    Reply
  31. Akal's Saappadu

    January 22, 2010 at 9:52 am

    nice delicious sesame rice, i love the flavour of sesame!! and lovely spice bird too 🙂

    Reply
  32. Deepa G Joshi

    January 22, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    delicacy..love the use of sesame seeds in rice..nice flavorful..great with ghee..love your blog.

    http://www.foodlyrics.com

    Reply
  33. sangi

    January 22, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    Tnx 4 the visit Padhu…
    Awesome dish…tnx

    Reply
  34. Cham

    January 22, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    Beautiful bird and delicious rice!

    Reply
  35. AshKuku

    January 22, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Hey Padhu,

    First things first….. I am really sorry to have missed on your space for so very long…. I'm really ashamed for that act of negligence…. And thanks for the love shared on me & my post…. Hope to c u around often….. Thanks again!!!!

    Ash…
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

    Reply
  36. shahana

    January 22, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    I havent tried this before!!nice idea!!!

    Reply
  37. Nithu Bala

    January 22, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    Dear Padhu,I have an award for you. Please do come and collect it Dear.

    Reply
  38. Jisha Dil

    January 22, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    hey padhu….yummy dish…and I would like to give you an award…please collect it from my blog..

    Reply
  39. Anncoo

    January 23, 2010 at 1:57 am

    I really love to try this, sounds so healthy!

    Reply
  40. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    January 23, 2010 at 2:47 am

    I have never tried this, but looks too yum!

    Reply
  41. vineetha

    January 23, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    looks perfect..Nice presentation

    Reply
  42. Ramya Vijaykumar

    January 23, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    Hi Padhu, my first visit here absolutely fell in love your space… Neat one girl!!! Thanks for dropping by!!! Your rice is so inviting beautiful color and the ingredient list says that it definitely should be aromatic and tasty!!!

    Reply
  43. Valarmathi

    January 24, 2010 at 9:41 am

    Rice looks yummy, cute bird 🙂

    Reply
  44. my kitchen

    January 24, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Absolutely delicious rice,with pappad tastes great

    Reply
  45. Anonymous

    June 10, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    Hello.. Very informative blog. One question, how long can I keep the sesame powder in airtight container . Please give me an average tome period. Thanks . Kala.

    Reply
  46. PadhuSankar

    June 11, 2012 at 10:11 am

    You can keep it for a month,but it tastes great when it is fresh.

    Reply
  47. Anonymous

    June 11, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    Thanks for the prompt reply. It proves that yours is a professional and reliable blog. Thanks again. Kala.

    Reply
  48. Anu

    November 2, 2012 at 6:26 am

    love your recipes.

    Reply
  49. Anu

    November 2, 2012 at 6:27 am

    Love your recipes.Going to try your podi recipes and 7 cups too.Thanks

    Reply
  50. kalai arasi

    November 14, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    Hi akka shal we try this podi with black sesame seeds???

    Reply
  51. PadhuSankar

    November 16, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Yes, kalai arasi, you can make this with black sesame seeds also but make sure to clean it well.

    Reply
  52. Prabakaran R Prabakaran

    January 17, 2016 at 4:09 pm

    I am getting a lot of guidance from your articles. Thank you daughter.

    Reply
  53. Balaji Adikesavan

    July 5, 2016 at 3:05 pm

    MADAM 100 GMS, CAN U TELL HW MANY TABLESPOONS?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 6, 2016 at 7:26 am

      100 grams is approximately 6 1/2 tbsp.

      Reply
  54. kiddos303

    January 13, 2017 at 5:17 am

    Wonderful recipe. I did it for more than 3 times my kids enjoy Ellu Saddam .. Thank you mam

    Reply
  55. Unknown

    June 23, 2018 at 11:19 am

    Hello mam
    If I have doubt in cooking I search only in ur blog.super carry on.

    Reply
  56. Unknown

    September 7, 2018 at 2:56 pm

    Hi Padhu,
    I tried the above recipe and the taste is really good! Can we add roasted groundnuts to it?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 8, 2018 at 11:11 am

      Yes, you can if you like.

      Reply
  57. Vasanthy Iyer

    September 8, 2018 at 3:19 am

    Very tasty Ellu sadham. Made-it. I always follow Ur recipies. Thanks a lot.

    Reply

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