Tamil Nadu Recipes

Ell Urundai (Sesame Seed Laddu) Recipe

Posted on 12. Oct, 2010 by Uma in Desserts

Sesame  is a flowering plant cultivated widely in India. Sesame seeds known as “til” in Hindi and “ell” in Tamil  are used for making dishes such as ell urundai (literally, Sesame-seed Balls). Oil from sesame seeds also known as gingelly oil is used extensively in Tamilnadu cuisine. Ell Urundai is a traditional sweet dessert often seen in rural parts of the country.

Servings: 8

Cooking Time: 1 1/2 hours

Ingredients:

Sesame seeds (Til) – 2 Cups

Puffed Bengalgram

Dhal & peanuts together: 1 Cup crushed

Coconut: 1 Cup

Brown Sugar( Jaggery or unrefined sugar) – 3 Cup

Method:

1. Remove peanut skin and along with puffed Bengalgram dhal make into a coarse powder in a blender. Set aside.

2. Roast the grated coconut in a skillet (without oil)  till it turns yellow and dry.

3. If  black sesame seeds are used, you must remove the skin first. Soak the seeds in water for an hour and drain completely. Roast the sesame seeds in a pan (without oil) till the seeds turn golden brown. Remove the seeds from the hot pan and using both hands press and rub the seeds with sufficient force to remove the skin from the seeds. Use a sieve for removing the chaff.

4. Grind the seeds in a blender till the oil starts to seep out. Mix the sesame-seed pulp with the other ingredients and shape the mixture into small balls. Heating the jaggery a bit before adding to the mixture  will make it sticky and thus easier to shape the mixture into round balls.

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