Sesame seeds are rich source of calcium, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, vitamin E and fiber. A handful of sesame seeds contains more calcium than a glass of milk. It is extremely beneficial for women in their menopausal stage. Make sesame seeds an important part of your daily diet as it is beneficial for overall human health. Some ways to include sesame seeds in our diet is by sprinkling toasted sesame seeds over vegetable stir fry and curries, by adding it to salads, rice dishes, muffins, etc, by cooking in sesame seed oil and by making this very simple sesame seed balls. It is made with jaggery and sesame seeds. Jaggery as you all know is rich in iron. So here is a wonderful way in which you can enjoy the health benefits of both sesame seeds and jaggery. Now let us learn how to make ellu urundai following this easy recipe.
Ellu Urundai-Sesame Seed Jaggery Balls
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Yields:15-17 balls
Recipe Category: Indian Sweets-Laddu
Recipe Cuisine: Indian Sweets
Author:Padhu Sankar
Yields:15-17 balls
Recipe Category: Indian Sweets-Laddu
Recipe Cuisine: Indian Sweets
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Sesame seeds-1 cup
Jaggery -1/2 cup
Ghee -1 tsp
Preparation
Dry roast sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat until the seeds pop up or sizzles. Stir continuously to roast evenly.
Melt jaggery in half cup of water and filter its impurities.
This plant is from my garden -Don’t they look beautiful near Sesame Seed Hearts.St.Valentine’s day is round the corner, so I have chosen that theme for presenting the dish)Method
Boil the filtered jaggery with a tsp of ghee until it thickens and you get a soft ball consistency.
(If you drop a tsp of jaggery syrup in a cup of water, it should not dissolve but solidify immediately and you should be able to collect it and make a soft ball out of it).That is the right consistency.
At this stage, add the sesame seeds and mix well.
Then grease you hands with ghee and make balls out of it when still hot.(when your hands can bear the heat)
Note – If the mixture hardens, heat it again and make balls.
Store it in an air tight container and enjoy. It has a self life of 10-15 days if stored in an air tight container.
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Kalpana Sareesh
February 6, 2011 at 8:47 ami love ellu urundai ..n these look perfect..loving.
Paaka Shaale
February 6, 2011 at 8:49 amThe laddus look yummy padhu. It makes an excellent in between meal snack 🙂
Ms.Chitchat
February 6, 2011 at 9:33 amMy family love these ellu urundais. Urs look perfect.
Ambreen
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jeyashrisuresh
February 6, 2011 at 1:34 pmmy grandma makes this very yummy and i havent tried this yet.nice heart shaped ellu urundai
Faith
February 6, 2011 at 3:30 pmAren't those so cute and adorable? Love the ellu urundai. I bet the taste is heavenly.
divya
February 6, 2011 at 3:56 pmSoooo delicious and simply superb sesame deeds balls..
Biny Anoop
February 6, 2011 at 4:02 pmhey i love the heart shaped tilgul…..great timepass
Rani acharyulu
February 6, 2011 at 4:59 pmHeart shapes looks lovely. Nice idea of heart shapes.The plant is also so beautiful.
Saras
February 6, 2011 at 6:13 pmPadhu, you are rocking & Ellu urundais looks awesome…
Green Girl
February 6, 2011 at 6:24 pmi had no idea that jaggery is a type of sugar. actually is the first time I hear this word. your sesame hearts look perfect for Valentine's day. thanks for sharing
Shanavi
February 6, 2011 at 6:59 pmlooove it padhu …love sesame balls..love kadala mittai also..remembering my school days now !!!! Thank u so much for dropping by my blog and i'm really sorry for taking some time ,seriously I got tied up with work, Am glad i visited ur blog and am ur follower now there by I don't miss ur awesome recipes..Do drop in my blog when u find time dear …:)
Priya
February 6, 2011 at 9:15 pmFeel like munching some,tempting ellu urundais..
Harika's Kitchen
February 6, 2011 at 9:25 pmTraditional recipe and lovely shapes seems tasty too…….
savitha ramesh
February 6, 2011 at 9:52 pmMy fav dessert…lovely pics
Kairali sisters
February 6, 2011 at 10:28 pmOh my, i love sesame balls, i never knew it was this easy to make it at home…
myscrawls
February 7, 2011 at 1:57 amLove the sesame seeds hearts, perfect for valentine's day 🙂
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Swathi
February 7, 2011 at 2:27 amEllu urundai looks delicious, my grandma makes more often.
Santosh Bangar
February 7, 2011 at 4:30 amsimple and delicious dish
Sheeba Asariah
February 7, 2011 at 5:08 amyummy:)
Priya Sreeram
February 7, 2011 at 9:23 amgood one !
Suja Sugathan
February 7, 2011 at 2:58 pmLove ellu urundai..this looks so inviting,love the heart shape ones
Krishnaveni
February 7, 2011 at 4:10 pmHealthy recipe for all, thanks for sharing, beautiful click too
Reshmi Mahesh
February 7, 2011 at 7:44 pmLovely recipe and nice presentation..First time here and you got a lovely blog…Happy to follow you.
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Vidhya
February 7, 2011 at 8:38 pmThe Sesame seed balls look delicious.I have not tried my hand in making this.Your recipe makes it sound so simple.Will soon try this out.
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February 8, 2011 at 2:27 amBeautiful and heart healthy recipe 🙂
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Ramya
February 8, 2011 at 7:44 amThe sesame hearts looks soo crunchy n yummy..
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Abhilash Pillai
February 8, 2011 at 7:59 amayyo! that is my favorite… The outcome of my mothers preparation is a bit different… we prepare it on sankrant… "jan"
You make me remember Amma…thanks
Asha
February 8, 2011 at 3:03 pmHai…I am here for the first time…Great blog
Hamaree Rasoi
February 8, 2011 at 3:08 pmVery healthy and tasty recipes. Sesame seeds look
Vimitha Anand
February 8, 2011 at 7:10 pmI love this and it is easy to make..
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Devi
February 8, 2011 at 11:39 pmOh wow!!.. I like the heart shaped ones so much and looks very nice near the plants. The plants are so cute :).. thank you for the health facts along with a yummy recipe…..
kala
April 28, 2015 at 9:13 pmHi padu I tried and I couldn't make balls.. What is the reason? Anything can I do to shape balls as soon as I not make balls…,
Padhu Sankar
May 1, 2015 at 8:12 amOnly if you switch off at the right stage, you will be able to make balls. If not either it will be too sticky or too dry. You can try reheating it if it has hardened.
Unknown
April 2, 2018 at 12:39 pmHi padhu, can i use Karupatti ??
Padhu Sankar
April 2, 2018 at 1:04 pmYes, you can use karupatti.
Sarika Suman
September 12, 2018 at 2:13 amHi padhu, I tried groundnut laddu.it came out very well. I made (4)some laddus after that groundnut became hard.. Again I heated groundnuts jaggery stuff. Next I couldn't make laddus. This time I want to try different shapes like diamond, cup shape. To get diamond shape.. Can I apply butter or ghee or oil to plate? Can I trasfer the sesame jaggery stuff to plate? Is it possible to cut diamond shape immediately …please reply mam
Padhu Sankar
September 12, 2018 at 2:37 pmYou must have heated it too much. That is why you were not able to make laddus again. Yes, you can grease a plate with ghee and transfer the sesame jaggery mix and make tikkis.But tikkis also you will not get if you have over cooked the jaggery syrup.