నువ్వు చిమ్మిలి: Nuvvu chimmili/Nuvvundalu- Sesame & Jaggery sweet balls

INGREDIENTS:

1.White Till / sesame seeds..........1cup.

2.Jaggery.....................................1/2 cup.

3.Ghee..........................................2 t sp.

METHOD:

1.This is a very simple item. very good for health. It is given to girls when they reach puberty, which is usually celebrated with a lot of fanfare.This regulates the flow of the blood at that time. It is done by pounding together Till and jaggery, in a grinding stone. Since we do not have the stones any more, it has to be done carefully, in mixi 

2.Clean the seeds. and dry heat them (till / sesame) in a pan. Make as coarse powder in the mixer. Just one round of it. Do not over do.

3.Shred jaggery in to small scrapings.

4.Now mix these two together nicely, with the help of ghee (to grease the palm) make balls.

5.This is the original chimmili laddu. It has medicinal value. If desired, can add cashew nut pieces for more taste. Its optional.

6.Approximately makes 8 to 10 in lemon size balls.