Telangana
Nuvvula saddi
Rice tossed with roasted sesame and red chilli. Smells like a festival even on a Tuesday.
35 minTime
10 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original414kcal
10 gprotein
4 gfibre
35minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Wash the rice and cook it with the water until soft but separate. Spread it on a wide plate to cool.
- 2Dry roast the sesame on low heat, stirring all the time. Remove, then roast the red chillies for a few seconds in the same pan.
- 3Cool the sesame and chillies, then grind with a little salt to a coarse powder in short pulses.
- 4Heat the sesame oil. Fry peanuts until crunchy, then add chana dal, urad dal, mustard, cumin, curry leaves and asafoetida.
- 5Add the tadka and the sesame powder to the cooled rice with salt. Mix gently with your fingers or a flat spoon.
Serve it like this
Mound on a banana leaf or steel plate, scatter a few fried peanuts on top, and serve with curd or a papad.
