Ellu Urundai is a mandatory special sweet made in my house for Makara Sankranti / Ganesha Chaturthi. Usually we use whole sesame seeds, but you can also use roasted ellu powder and mix with it jaggery. Besides Sesame seeds and jaggery has lot of Health benefit. to know more about it , check here.. This recipe is for Blogging Marathon 32 - ABC series.
Preparation time: 5 ~ 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 ~ 30 minutes
Serves: 230 grams
Ingredients:
1 cup sesame seeds
¾ cup jaggery or to taste
Oil as needed
Method:
1. Clean and wash sesame seeds two or three time in water. Use filter to drain the water.
2. Dry roast the seeds water evaporates and until you hear the popping sound. Stir continuously to avoid burning.
3. Transfer to another plate and allow it to cool. Meantime heat jaggery and ½ cup of water and allow it to boil.
4. Once jaggery dissolves in water, drain the mixture to remove the dust from jaggery. Reuse drained jaggery water to prepare syrup.
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| This picture belong to Pori Urundai recipe and I am sharing here to show syrup consistency. |
5. Heat the mixture in medium heat till the syrup thickens and reaches soft ball consistency. i.e, if you drop spoonful of jaggery mixture dropped in a bowl of water, it should not dissolves as shown in pictures and should be thick and able to make a soft ball out of it or candid thermometer shows 240 degree F.
6. Immediately add roasted sesame seeds to the syrup and mix well. transfer to another plate and roll it into small balls before it cool off. Grease your palm before rolling.
Store it in air tight container.
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wow thats an super delicious ellu ladoo dear 🙂 lovely choice for this ganesh chathurthi 🙂
I love the way you have presented these black beauties. .they look adorable. .very well explained with step by step pics.
What a gorgeous recipe.
Beautifully done, looks yummy.
We always make these laddos for chavithi..looks so yummy
love ellu undai very much. yours have come out very well.
So delicious sesame Jaggery balls !
I love black sesame .. love this recipe
Oh very yumm ladoo... betn love the thermometer which is noted with threaded, soft ball n all... lovely...
Perfect for neivedhiyam... looks fabulous!!! the sesame seeds are so shiny!!!
Sowmya
Ellu urundai looks scrumptious and simply delectable...
wow yummy ellundais !
Those black beauties are just torturing me..Droollllingggg..
I never thought about this version of black sesame. Look delicious.
We always made ladoo with white sesame.
Yummy laddoos!!! Love to have these any day!!
love the deep rich color
I love this to bits :)! Nice clicks and great step by step pictures...would help if I decide to make the urundais at home sometime 🙂
oh that is delicious!!! love the explanation with a candy thermometer!!!
Sowmya
Looks perfect Saras!
I make these with White sesame seeds. they look delish !
One of my fav sweets. Looks fantastic...
Lovely ellu Urundai! These are so tempting 🙂
healthy ladoo's..
Lovely pictorial. Looks very yummy
Love the glaze you got there. We just powder sesame seeds, jaggery and dry coconut to make laddus. This version sounds good too.
Wow!. Loved the detailed step-by-step pics with easy explanation!
Aah Lovely till laddus. Made with black sesame seeds they are even nuttier ans tastier.