Sesame brittle is made with jaggery instead of sugar for Sankranthi (Hindu festival)which makes it even more healthier.An ideal snack for the winter to take along with u or it makes a perfect homemade gift for the Holidays. Can be crushed and used instead of praline too. |
| See the different stages of sugar melting in the pics above.Sesame seed is added when sugar has melted completely. |
Ingredients:
Til/ White sesame seeds- 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee /Unsalted butter- 3 tsp
Cardamom powder- 2-3 pods(seeds powdered)
Method:
1.Dry roast the sesame seeds in an empty heavy bottom pan until the raw smell goes and sesame seeds change to one shade darker It will become crisp when u bite.Keep aside
2.Stick cello tape to a thick sheet of aluminium foil to ur work surface like cutting board or to the heat resistant kitchen counter directly (so it does not move while rolling). Smear ghee / butter on the foil and grease it well. Apply the leaf over on the rolling pin and keep this ready first.
3.Heat the same pan add ghee when it begins to melt add the sugar keep stirring constantly until completely melted without any crystals remaining in it. The melting may take few minutes so be patient and do in slow flame only 🙂
From this point u need to act fast :Once the last sugar crystal has melted completely switch off flame and immediately add the dry roasted sesame seed and cardamom powder. Stir fast until everything is mixed.Dump this on to the prepared tray and spread evenly with the greased rolling pin. Make neat edges by pushing and leveling sides with the rolling pin itself. Then mark it deeply into required shape. Need not separate pieces but the deep impression helps in breaking into neat pieces when it cools completely.
When the chikki/ brittle has completely cooled down snap it on the marked lines. Put in airtight container.
You can make squares,diamond shapes or long barks if u like.
Chikki can last upto 2 months in room temperature if properly made.
Note:
Do not dry roast the sesame seeds for too long it will taste bitter.It will burn easily too so keep an eye and stirring constantly
The sugar syrup also becomes bitter if heated for too long after melting completely
Please be careful while handling sugar. Melting sugar is extremely hot and and can cause serious burns.
Constant stirring is very important to avoid sugar burning at the bottom of pan.
Do not touch the sugar syrup or chikki anytime when hot as it will burn ur fingers.
Hope you will give it a try.
Meena
Veena Theagarajan
Perfect snack.. Healthier sweet for this new year!
Linsy Patel
Have to make this sankranti
Priya Tessa
Absolutely true Meena. This is long forgotten snack that's delicious & at the same time healthy when compared to the other stuff you get to buy in the bakeries these days. They look so perfect as they pop out from those glass jars.
marudhus kitchen
Perfect.. As store bought.
Very.. Nice
Sona S
Beautiful clicks. This is ine of my favourites, you made them perfect.
Navaneetham Krishnan
We have it over here but ours is made with palm sugar and without ghee. I like your version scented with ghee. Nice, crispy and awesomely tempting.
Rafeeda AR
Can I please have both the glass jars? I just love these anytime...
beena stephen
Wow Kothipichu. Yummy
Razina Javed
wow, u had made it perfectly dear. i just had this chikki from outside
Julie
looks perfectly delicious..yummy!!
Shibi Thomas
I cannot get enough of these chikkis. My daughter loves it too!!
Remya Elizabeth Anish
Perfectly done.......I feel to have it now.... 🙂
Shaami (Shajitha Habeeb)
Perfect tea time snack.
Jayanthi Sindhiya
Lovely snacks,u have made it perfectly