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Sesame Seeds Rice (South Indian style recipe) / Nuvvula Annam / Til Chawal

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South Indian style, Sesame Seeds Rice / Nuvvula Annam, flavoured rice made using white sesame seeds and cooked white rice as main ingredients. Recipe below has step wise pics, tips.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)
  • 1 Blender/ Spice Grinder/ Mixie.

Ingredients
  

  • White Rice (cooked) (with 2 cups of rice grains)
  • 3 teaspoons Salt (or as per taste)
  • 4 tablespoons Cooking Oil
  • ½ teaspoon Hing/Inguva/Asafoetida
  • 10 count Curry Leaves
  • 8 count Dry Red Chillies (long ones)
  • 3 tablespoons White Sesame seeds / Til / Nuvvu Pappu
  • 3 count Green Chillies (optional) 

Ingredients for Tempering:

  • teaspoon Urad dal / Minapappu / Split Black Lentils
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds / Aavalu
  • teaspoon Chana dal / Split Yellow gram Lentils
  • ½ teaspoon Jeera / Cumin Seeds
  • 3 teaspoons Sesame Seeds / Nuvvulu
  • 10 count Ground Nuts / Peanuts – 10 
  • a pinch Turmeric Powder

Instructions
 

Prepare Spice Powder:

  • Put a sauce pan / vessel on stove top under medium flame.
    Add the sesame seeds and dry red chillies.
    Dry roast by stirring continuously (for 3-4 mins), until the seeds pop up.
    Switch the flame off, take them into spice blender, once cooled blend into fine powder.

Cooking 'South Indian Sesame Rice / Nuvvula Annam':

  • Return the pan back onto stove, under medium flame.
    Add all the 'Ingredients for tempering'. Stir fry them until they turn light golden in colour.
  • Now, add all these>> curry leaves, salt, freshly ground masala powder, slit green chillies (optional). Reduce the flame to lowest. Give a mix.
  • Immediately add the cooked white rice.
    Gently mix up everything, from all sides, such that the masala powder is well coated to the entire rice.
  • Switch the flame off, when the rice gets warmed up. Takes 2 to 3 mins.
    Transfer the rice into a serving dish. Done!

Notes

Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!
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