Sesame Rice / Yellodharai

 

 

 

Sesame Rice / Yellodharai

 

 

Rice-- 1 cup

 

Powdered jaggery - 1 tsp

 

Salt to taste.

 

To dry roast & powder:

 

Red chilly -  6

 

Black gram / Udad dhal - 2 tbsp

 

Black sesame seeds / Til - 4 tbsp

 

Hing powder -  1/2 tsp

 

Curry leaves – 1 Arc.

 

To Temper :

 

Gingelly oil - 3 tbsp

 

Black gram dal / Urad dal : 1 tsp

 

Red chilly : 1

 

Cook rice in water with 1 : 2+1/2 ratio .( Can add few pinches of salt while cooking rice )

 

Cool by spreading on a plate.

 

Meanwhile dry roast the given ingredients & powder it.  You can prepare this powder well in advance and keep it stored.  Can be stored for a month.

 

Heat oil in a big pan and add black gram dal and red chilly …. When the Black gram turns into golden brown add Rice, Ground Powder , Salt and powdered Jaggery.  .  Mix nicely. 

 

When the mixture becomes warm , remove from flame.   

 

Very tasty and healthy Yellunjadham /  Sesame Rice is ready .

 

Serve with Morkuzhambu  /  Aviyal .  

 

Variation :

 

·       You can use White Sesame seeds instead of Black Sesame seeds.