Omam rice | Carom seeds rice | Ajwain rice-How to make-Step by step photos-Lunch box recipe

Cuisine Style: South India | Preparation&Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Appalam, | Type: Lunch, Medicinal

Ingredients

• Rice – 1 cup [boiled]
• Omam[Carom seeds, Ajwain] – 1 ½ tbsp
• Dry red chilli – 2
• Peppercorns - 4
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Gingelly oil [sesame oil, nal ennai]– 1 ½ tbsp

Preparation Method

• Dry roast Omam, dry red chilli & peppercorns one by one then let it cool.
• Put roasted ingredients in a mixer jar or stone mortar pestle & coarsely grind without water.
• Heat gingelly oil in a pan, add curry leaves, garlic, & asafetida sauté. Then add freshly ground omam powder mixture.
• Then add boiled rice & salt mix well.
• Pour 1 tbsp of ginelly oil mix well then cut off heat. Serve hot.

How to make Medicinal Omam rice-Step by step photos

Heat iron pan, Then dry roast omam

Then dry roast peppercorns

Then dry roast red chilli

Put roasted ingredients in a stone mortar pestle & grind to fine powder without water

After grinding-Omam rice powder mixture is ready

Heat gingelly oil in a pan, add curry leaves, asafetida & garlic fry in low flame

Add freshly ground omam rice powder mix well

Add boiled rice & salt mix well

Now omam sadam is ready & cut off heat

Carom seeds rice-Transfer to a serving bowl & serve hot