ELLU URUNDAI / SESAME SWEET BALLS

Serving size - 15 balls 

Preparation time - 30 minutes 

 

Ellu urundai is one of the favorites of Lord Vinayaka. Vinayagar chathurthi will not get fulfill without sesame balls:) These sesame seeds contains lot of vitamins and iron. 

Ingredients

 

Sesame seeds(black) - 1/2 cup
Brown sugar - 5 tbs
Cardamom powder - 2 tsp

Method 1:

 

1. Wash sesame seeds and allow it to dry using cloth or paper towel.
2. Heat a pan and fry sesame seeds until it splutters. Remove it from the flame and allow it to cool.
3. Grind sesame seeds 2 rounds and stop. Add brown sugar and cardamom powder to the sesame powder.
4. Grind 2 rounds again or until it will be fine powder. Don't grind much. It will be too oily.
5. Make the powder into small sesame sweet balls.

Method 2: 

 

1. Wash sesame seeds and allow it to dry using cloth or paper towel.
2. Heat a pan and fry sesame seeds until it splutters. Remove it from the flame and allow it to cool.
3. Grind sesame seeds 3 rounds or until it will be fine powder. But don't grind much. If you do so, it will be oily.
4. Add brown sugar to the heavy bottomed vessel with 1or 2 tsp of water and cardamom powder. Allow it to boil until it gets thicker consistency.
5. Add the sesame powder to the brown sugar water (Vella pahu) and mix well.
6. Allow it to cool for sometime. Make them into small balls.

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  http://www.ezcookbook.net/2012/09/lets-party-prasadam-prashad-special.html

http://bestofmykitchen.blogspot.in/2012/03/lets-party-every-month.html