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.

వేరుసెనగ ఉండలు: Verusenaga Vundalu- Peanut & Jaggery Sweet

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup Peanuts/verusenagapappu
1 Cup Jaggery (grated)
Water to melt the Jaggery.


METHOD:

1. Dry roast peanuts and let it cool.
2. Now remove skin by rubbing the peanuts with your palm.
3. Separate skin from nuts and keep aside.
4. Heat jaggery in a pan, adding little water.
5. When the syrup becomes a thick string, add peanuts and mix well.
6. Remove from fire and make desired size balls.


Caution : You have to make balls after applying ghee on your hands however your hands will become red because of the hot nuts & jaggery.

Variations : Grease the plate and spread the nuts on it and allow it to cool. Now with a knife, cut it into desired shapes.

సున్నుండలు/ Sunnundalu/ Black gram sweet balls

Ingredients

Urad dal – 2 cups
Jaggery – 1 1/2 cup (Grated)
Ghee – 1/2 cup
Cardamom -2 (optional)

Preparation
Roast the urad dal in a low heat till golden brown. Stir continuously, it takes about 15 to 20 minutes. Let it cool.
Now, take the roasted urad dal and grind it to a smooth powder using a mixer or a food processor. Add the grated jaggery and grind it again. If you want to add cardamom powder, you can add it now.
Melt the ghee and keep it aside.
Take the ground mixture in a bowl, add ghee until you get a consistency where you can mould them in the form of laddoo.


Variations : We can use Sugar instead of jaggery. It tastes good either ways, but I like it with jaggery.

This is a very simple sweet and doesn't take much time to prepare.