White Ellunda

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White Ellunda

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 1 Hr 0 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 10 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 cups white sesame seeds, toasted


  • 1/2 cups khoya, softened


  • 1/2 cups jaggery, crumbled


  • 1 pinch saffron stigmas


  • 2 tsp canola oil


  • 2 tbsp full fat milk, warm

Directions

  • Heat a thick bottom pan, add canola oil and to it add sesame seeds
  • Continuously keep stirring the sesame seeds until they turn light golden hues
  • Take it off the flame and remove the sesame seeds on to a flat plate
  • Soak saffron in warm milk and reserve it
  • In the same pan as of sesame, add jaggery and melt it to liquid, gently keep stirring it till it froths without reducing it too much, take it off the flame
  • Before it starts to solidify add to it saffron milk, stir it
  • Add to it softened khoya, sesame seeds and blend well together with mixing spoons
  • Now oil your palms with a bit of canola oil and using your fingers take small portion f the mix (ensure the mix isn't too hot to burn you) and shape it into medium sized balls
  • Continue this until you have used up all mix
  • Serve it at room temperature and this can go well during a party at home as pass around of sweet snacks
  • You can also add dry fruits and nuts like almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios and walnuts
  • Toast or roast the nuts and crush them a bit before adding it to the mix and then proceed to make balls