🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Ellu Bath

Name: Ellu Bath
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 3 cups cooked, cooled Rice; 1 tsp Urad Dal; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 3 Dried Red Chilies; 1/2 cup Sesame Seeds

🇮🇳 Indian

Ellu / yellu baath — nutty roasted sesame seed powder coating rice with a gentle chili kick. Temple prasadam energy.

Prep 15 min Cook 15 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Rice3 cups cooked, cooled
Urad Dal1 tsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves1 sprig
Dried Red Chilies3
Sesame Seeds1/2 cup

Optional extras

Asafoetidapinch
Jaggery1/2 tsp optional

Instructions

1
Dry-roast sesame seeds until they pop and smell nutty; cool and grind with dried red chili and salt.
2
Temper mustard, urad dal and curry leaves in oil.
3
Toss cooled rice with sesame powder and the tempering.
4
Adjust salt; optional jaggery pinch for balance.
5
Serve with plain yogurt.

Chef's tip

Don't burn the sesame — bitter powder ruins the batch. Roast on low-medium.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Ellu Sadam / Til / Sesame Rice | South Indian Traditional Variety Rice · on YouTube