Ellu urundai is one of our staple sweets made during certain festivals like Vinayakar Chaturthi and Krishna Jeyanthi.  This is made with Black sesame seeds, jaggery / palm sugar and cardamom powder. This dish can be made in large quantity and stored in a air tight container for a week time.

Ellu Urundai / Sesame Balls / Soft Ellu Urundai recipe

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Ellu urundai / Sesame ladoos / Sesame and Jaggery balls

Ingredients:

• Black Sesame seeds / Ellu / Til seeds – 1 cup
• Jaggery – ¼ cup
• Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

roasted sesame seeds

Sesame, jaggery and cardamom powder about to pulse

Sesame mixture in a bowl

Ellu urundai / Sesame ladoos / Sesame & Jaggery balls

Preparation:

• Heat the kadai and dry roast them till they pop around. Let it come to room temperature.
• Take it in a blender with jaggery and cardamom powder. Pulse them together.
• Transfer it to a bowl. Take small portions and shape them into ladoos.

Store it in a air tight container and consume for a week time.

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Note: Be careful when roasting the sesame seeds, remove it from heat when it pops out else it would get burnt and would taste bitter.