Ellu Sadham (Sesame Rice)

Ingredients

1 cup cooked rice

2 tbsp black ellu (washed and filtered)

3 red chillies

1 tsp urad dhal

¼  tsp mustard

2 tbsp gingili oil

Few curry leaves

Salt to taste

Method

In a bowl add cooked rice, salt, gingili oil mix gently and set it aside.

Heat oil, add mustard, when it stars spluttering add urad dhal, red chilli and curry leaves.

Add this to above cooked rice.

Heat pan, add ellu and dry roast until it pops well and set aside.

(cook in low flame and keep stirring)

Dry roast urad dal , red chillie and allow to cool.

Grind urad dal and chilli coarsely, then add ellu and grind.  

Now add the above powder to the cooked rice and mix well.

Ellu Sadham is ready to serve.

You can pack this for lunch box also.

Health benefits

Sesame seeds are an excellent source of copper,

magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iron and zinc.