A healthy calcium & iron rich snack, perfect for this season!

Ingredients

1/2 cup sesame seeds (til)
1/3 cup jaggery (gur)
1 tsp ghee

1/2 tsp ghee for greasing

Method

• Roast the sesame seeds till they are light golden in color. Cool and keep aside.
• In the meantime, grease the back of flat thali with a little ghee and keep it aside.
• Heat the ghee in a pan and add the jaggery to it.
• Simmer over a low flame till it caramelises. It should form a hard ball when you add a drop in cold water.
• Add the roasted til and mix it thoroughly with the melted jaggery.
• When the mixture is ready, pour the entire mixture over the greased thali or a smooth stone surface. Roll it out into thin sheets using a greased rolling pin.
• When semi-cool, cut into square pieces. And let it cool down completely. Store in an air-tight container.

Suggestions: You could try adding powdered cardamom or saunf to add extra flavour. Once you're comfortable making Til Chikki, you could also try using crushed almonds, cashews or peanut to jaggery to make your own signature chikki!

Tweet