 Sesame rice is a flavourful dish which can be prepared during weekends or for a quick lunch. It is ideal during festivities since it has no onion or garlic in it.
The ingredients needed  to prepare sesame rice are few and mostly found in all kitchen shelves. Roasting and grinding of ingredients are the only other tasks involved here.
A few other varieties of traditional rice dishes  kempu chitranna, bisebelebath
sesame rice
Let’s get cooking Sesame Rice
Ingredients:
- 1 cup rice
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 3-4 dry red chillies
- 1 teaspoon urad dal (black gram dal)
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 5 cashew nuts
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- a pinch of asafoetida
- a few curry leaves
Method:
- Wash the rice and cook it in a pressure cooker. The grains should be separate, hence add water accordingly while cooking.
- Dry roast the sesame seeds in a pan until light brown in colour. Put it aside.
- Roast the red chilly and urad dal with a little oil in it.
- Grind both the ingredients separately.
- Make seasoning with the remaining oil.
- Add mustard seeds. As it crackles, put curry leaves and asafoetida. Put the rice, salt and the ground powders to it. Mix well.
- Take ghee in another pan. Roast the cashew pieces. Mix it into the rice and serve.
roasted sesame seeds
roasted red chilly and urad dal
both powdered seperately
seasoning
Mix rice, powdered spices and salt
Sesame rice
Ingredients
Method
- Wash and cook the rice in pressure cooker. The grains of the rice should be separate, add water accordingly.
- Once the pressure is released, put the rice in a wide plate.
- Roast sesame seeds until light brown in colour. Put it aside.
- Put a little oil and roast the urad dal and dry red chillies.
- Make separate powder of these.
- Take the remaining oil and put mustard seeds, as it crackles throw in the curry leaves and asafoetida. Turn of the flame. Put the rice, powdered spices and salt. Mix them together.
- Take ghee in a small pan and roast the cashew nuts. Garnish the rice with it. Sesame rice is ready to serve.
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Very nice and simple recipe. I especially like the flavour of sesame seeds. I will some day try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Thankyou Vandana. Glad you liked it. It has been liked at my home.
I should try this recipe. Looksreally nice
@ amberhighlights Thankyou for the visit and appreciation.
That bowl of rice looks amazing. I can eat it just like that. Saving the recipe for later.
what a flavourful and nutty rice, easy recipe!
Love the quick and delicious recipe! Looks great 🙂
A new variety of rice for me because I haven’t ever eaten it. Will give it a try. Any suggestions what can I serve it with.
Thanks Avin for stopping by. We usually eat it like that only.
I once tried this rice and totally loved it. So flavourful and healthy rice dish.
Thankyou Sapana
I love discovering different rice dishes, this recipe sounds mouthwatering and tasty.
Thankyou Nayna
I loved the recipe and this is sure going to be a regular in my house! Thanks for sharing
Thankyou Nandita
Looks delicious and this recipe will give new avatar to leftover rice ?
The nutty flavor of sesame seeds must be so good with rice.
Thankyou Afroz
Oh wow this rice looks so so tempting. beautiful colour too. Bookmarking it try it.
Never tried but sounds very delicious… it must be so flavourful… looks great
Thankyou Ruchi
This rice looks very tempting with loads of sesame seeds. Can imagine the nutty flavour along with the flavours of the tempered masalas
Sesame rice is an all time favourite. This is super tempting. Perfect for lunch box and festive occasion too.