Sesame Seeds Rice (South Indian style recipe) / Nuvvula Annam / Til Chawal
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.
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:
- 1½ teaspoon Urad dal / Minapappu / Split Black Lentils
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds / Aavalu
- 1½ 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!