Til Chikki Recipe, Step by step Til Gud Chikki
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Recipe type: Sweets
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2
 
Til Chikki Recipe - A crunchy sweet rich in iron and protein made from sesame seeds (til) and jaggery (gud).
Ingredients
  • Sesame seeds / Til: 100 gm
  • Jaggery / Gud: 1/2 cup grated
  • Water: 1 tbsp
  • Ghee: 1 tsp, for greasing
Instructions
Per preparation
  1. Wet the sesame seeds or til in the running water.
  2. Then dry out the sesame seeds by spreading them in a kitchen towel.
  3. In the non stick pan dry roast the sesame seeds or til until they starts fluttering. This way til chikki will become soft.
  4. Remove the sesame seeds in a plate and let them cool off.
  5. Also grate the jaggery or finely chop it using knife.
  6. Grease the rolling board with 1/2 tsp of clarified butter/ghee. Also apply some ghee on rolling pin.
To make til chikki or til gud chikki
  1. In the same pan take grated jaggery / gud and add a tbsp of water and stir it.
  2. Stir continuously while the jaggery is melting.
  3. Once jaggery melts it will start forming a lot of bubbles. Stir continuously without stopping.
  4. After a while the bubbles will disappear and jaggery will form soft paste like slurry. Now is time to add roasted sesame seeds.
  5. Turn off the gas and add roasted sesame seeds / til in hot jaggery mixture. Mix well.
  6. Without wasting any time take the til gud mixture on rolling board and with the help of rolling pin make a flat disc around 1/4 inch thick.
  7. Using a knife make horizontal and vertical cut approx 2 inch apart while the spread is still hot.
  8. Once cooled separate each pieces and store them in an air tight container.
  9. Til chikki is ready now.
Recipe by WeRecipes at https://werecipes.com/til-chikki-recipe-tal-chikki-tilgul/