Ellu Seedai [Sesame jaggery balls]

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 30 minutes | To Serve: 7 | Take with: Tea, Coffee | Type: Snacks, Sweet

Ingredients

• Rice  - 1 cup
• Jaggery – ¾ cup
• Green cardamom powder  - ½ tbsp
• Roasted sesame seeds – 2 tbsp

Preparation

• Soak rice for 3 hours. Wash and drain extra water. Grind to nice
• Heat pan with 1 tbsp water then add jaggery mix well. Once jaggery is melted cut of heat
• Add melted jaggery to rice flour & mix well.
• Add roasted sesame seeds and mix well
• Grease your palm with oil & roll to ball shape and deep fry till golden brown in medium flame

Must see Note

• Take a pinch of melted jaggery and put into water. If it is not dissolved then it is in right consistency else heat the jaggery for some more time repeat the test.
• Before fry balls gently press middle of each balls else it would crack when frying.
• For sugar seedai we use sugar syrup in rice flour mixture.
  

sugar and jaggery ellu seedai...

Tip

• If the dough is too soft and unable to get the right shape then mix rice flour.
• If the dough is too soft hard then add some boiled milk & mix well.