Monday, January 14, 2008

Til Gud ( Sweet Sesame seeds with Jaggery)


This sweet is made on Makar sankranti Festival. This sweet is nutty flavoured because of roasted sesame and peanuts. It takes about 15 minutes to make.

Nutrition Value of
Sesame seeds and Peanuts

- 1 cup white sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1 cup
Jaggery ( grated)
- 1-2 teaspoon ghee ( clarified butter)

1. In a pan roast sesame seeds till they start to crack ( 7-10 minutes)
2. Let sesame seeds cool and pulse them couple of times in grinder, so that some are whole are some are cracked
3. Roast peanuts and grind them finely
4. In a heavy bottom saucepan add 1 teaspoon ghee and on low heat melt jaggery till it starts bubbling
(* to test that jaggery syrup is ready put a drop of melted jaggery in cold water, if it doesn't melt the syrup is ready)
5. Remove from heat, stir in sesame seeds and Peanuts
6. Keep a plate with 1 teaspoon ghee coated ready
7. Spread the mix on coated plate to desired thickness (* dip hands in cold water as the mix is hot)
8. Make cuts of desired sizes with knife immediately after done spreading.
**The above quantity of ingredients will make about 30 small pieces as in image.

1 comment:

Meetu said...

Thanks for this. Also you must mention that it is a must to roast seasame and peanuts separately! I tried together and sesame got roasted in seconds. then separating them was not so easy :)