Chigli unde – Black sesame seed laddoo recipe
South Indian festival recipe for Ganesh chaturthi, Nag panchami
Chigli unde black til laddoo recipe with a video and step by step written instructions below. Chigli unde is a Karnataka recipe. It is a festival recipe generally made during the festival of Nagpanchami and Ganesh Chaturthi.
Very few ingredients are needed for this sesame seed laddoo. Main ingredient is black sesame seeds. Jaggery is the sweetener added.
Sesame seeds, known as Tila (Sankrit) Til (Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bangla), raashi (Oriya), ellu or yellu (Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam) Nuvvulu (Telugu).
White Sesame (Til) seeds are nutritious and black sesame seeds are still better.
I have other Nagpanchami festival recipes for you, Puthani tambittu/roasted gram laddo , Besan laddoo , Besan burfi, Roasted gram laddoo/puthani tambittu unde, Puranache Dind, Sweet Khandvi / Khantoli, Coconut burfi/Narial burfi/kobbari mithai
Chigli unde is made as naivedya (an offering) to the deity. It is a easy and recipe. It takes less than 10 minutes to make.
Chigali is yummy too. So can be made during winter months too as sesame seeds provide warmth to the body. Make it as a quick sweet / snack.
These sesame seed laddoos have a shelf life of 8-10 days or even longer without refrigeration.
How to make chigli unde Black til laddoo – Til laddoo
Main ingredients for chigli unde Black til laddoo – sesame seed laddoo
Ingredients for chigli unde
- black sesame seeds – 100 gms
- grated or crushed jaggary – 3/4 cup – More or less according to taste
- ghee (optional) – 1 tsp or as needed
- Cardamom seeds – from 1 or 2 pods
Step by step instructions for making chigli unde – Til laddoo
- Heat a pan and reduce temperature to medium.
- Add the washed and dried til(sesame seeds). Roast till you get a aroma, which will take about 2-3 minutes. The sesame seeds will start jumping when roasted so that is an indication that til / sesame is roasted well.
- Switch off the flame and continue stiring for a few seconds till the jumping of til seeds stops. Cool a little.
roasting black til – sesame seeds
- Add to the mixer jar while still warm, then add the cardamom seeds and grind to powder.
grinding roasted black til – sesame seeds
- Mix well with a spatula and add the grated jaggery and grind again.
- Stop and mix once in a while. The mixture will stick together as the grinding is done.
grinding roasted black sesame seeds and jaggery
- Take out the sesame jaggery mixture onto a plate or in a bowl.
- Make small lime sized balls while the mixture is still warm.
- If the mixture seems too dry, and you are not able to form a ball, add a little ghee to the mixture.
- Mix well and then you will be able to shape it to a ball. (see tip below)
Chigli unde – Black sesame seed laddoo
Tips and variations
- When you use ghee, the til laddos remain good for 2-3 weeks without refrigeration.
- You may use one or two spoons of warm milk instead of ghee. In case you use milk, refrigerate if keeping for more than 2-3 day.
