Sesame Seed Rice South Indian Style

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoons split urad dal
• 4 dried red chilies, broken into 2-3 pieces each
• 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon hing
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• salt, as needed
• 4 cups cooked rice
• nuts, as needed

Recipe

• 1 mix the tamarind concentrate with the hot water and set aside.
• 2 dry fry the sesame seeds in a frying pan until they are lightly browned and then powder in a coffee grinder. set aside.
• 3 in the same frying pan put the oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, dried chilies, and fenugreek (methi) seeds and heat over high heat until the dal is light brown.
• 4 quickly reduce heat to low and add the hing, turmeric, sesame seed powder and the tamerind-water mixture. add salt and blend for 30 seconds.
• 5 add the cooked rice and mix well.
• 6 turn off heat.
• 7 you may garnish the top with roasted peanuts or roasted cashews.