Generally Ellu Urundai is made at the onset of winters or during winters as its heat generating seed. Its named Ellu in Tamil , Til in Hindi ,Nuvvulu in Telugu and Teel in Marathi.
This seed with nutty flavour is made into a sweet with jaggery and its quite popular in the villages. However this sweet has disappeared from the cities. Sesame seed is high in proteins , rich in iron and calcium. It arrests hair fall and promotes heart health .
Sesame seeds are used with skin and deskinned. To make the Ellu Urundais, you could use the white or the black seeds.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Sesame seeds 4 cups
- Jaggery One and half cups (powdered)
- Ghee 2 tablespoons
Method
Method
- Dry roast the sesame seeds till they crackle. Spread them on a tray.
- In a deep pan / uruli or thick kadai , add a ladle or 1/4 cups of water and dissolve the jaggery . Filter the jaggery syrup.
- Cook in low heat until it bubbles. Add a drop of the jaggery into a small bowl of water . It should roll into a ball or should be jelly like.
- If it dissolves , cook the syrup a little more till it gets to the correct consistency.
- Add the jaggery syrup to the sesame seeds and mix well .
- Grease you hands with ghee and immediately roll them into small marble size balls .
- Can be stored for a long time .
- Ideal snack for children.
Note
Note
- People with nut allergy, should avoid this sweet.
- Both white and black colour seeds can be used to make the sweet.