Here is a simple toddler/kids friendly snack that is perfect for school snacks. When you have snack turns in school, you have to be really careful about the ingredients. Most schools here in US prefer nut free snacks. So here is one such recipe Nut free sesame seed balls or as we say in Tamil, Ellu Urundai. As we use black sesame seeds for pooranum and kozhukattai filling, I go with white sesame seeds. But you can alternate between these two.
For the alphabet E, I didn’t have any second thoughts. During pongal/Sankranti we prepare this sweet ellu urundai or sesame seed balls and this was first recipe that I prepared first for this A-Z challenge. As I was over enthusiastic at that time, prepared two types of the sesame seed balls. First one is similar to brittles prepared with whole sesame seeds and the next one is the traditional powdered sesame seed balls. So posting both the methods here. Both methods are easy and can be prepared within 30 minutes.
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Method 1:
In this method, we use the whole sesame seeds and slight cook it with honey and make balls with the help of rice flour. It is pretty much similar to the sesame seed brittles.
Ingredients:
- White Sesame Seeds – 1 cup (If you can find roasted white sesame seeds, you can go for it too)
- Honey – ¼ cup
- Maple Syrup – 3 tbsps
- A handful of raisins
- Rice flour – 3 tbsps
Steps:
- Dry roast white sesame seeds till they brown.
- Now to that add the honey, maple syrup and raisins.
- In medium heat, simmer this for 3 to 4 minutes. This simmering helps to mold the balls easily.
- Let it cool to Luke warm temperature.
- Rub your palms with Rice flour and start making balls or shapes of your choice.
Notes:
- Instead of maple syrup, corn syrup can be used too.
- Start making the balls when the sesame seed mixture is luke warm. The rice flour helps in setting it up.
Nut Free Sesame Seed Balls | Method 1
Ingredients
- White Sesame Seeds – 1 cup If you can find roasted white sesame seeds, you can go for it too
- Honey – ¼ cup
- Maple Syrup – 3 tbsps
- A handful of raisins
- Rice flour – 3 tbsps
Instructions
- Dry roast white sesame seeds till they brown.
- Now to that add the honey, maple syrup and raisins.
- In medium heat, simmer this for 3 to 4 minutes. This simmering helps to mold the balls easily.
- Let it cool to Luke warm temperature.
- Rub your palms with Rice flour and start making balls or shapes of your choice.
Notes
Start making the balls when the sesame seed mixture is luke warm. The rice flour helps in setting it up.
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
Method 2:
This is the traditional method that we follow in our household and amma usually prepares it in this method. This method is comparitely quicker than the method one. With the raisins and cardamom its a perfect dessert and a perfect neividiyam or prasadam (Offerings to God)
Ingredients:
- White Sesame Seeds – ½ cup
- Powdered Jaggery – ½ cup
- Green Cardamom – 2
- A handful of raisins
- Milk – 2 tsps (if required)
Steps:
- Dry roast white sesame seeds till they brown.
- Let this cool and dry grind the roasted sesame seeds with green cardamom and jaggery.
- Add the raisins to this powdered mixture and start making balls. The oil content in sesame seeds helps in binding. If required sprinkle 2 tsps of milk and prepare the balls.
- Milk can be replaced with ghee also.
Powdered Sesame Seed Balls | Method 2
Ingredients
- White Sesame Seeds – ½ cup
- Powdered Jaggery – ½ cup
- Green Cardamom – 2
- A handful of raisins
- Milk – 2 tsps if required
Instructions
- Dry roast white sesame seeds till they brown.
- Let this cool and dry grind the roasted sesame seeds with green cardamom and jaggery.
- Add the raisins to this powdered mixture and start making balls. The oil content in sesame seeds helps in binding. If required sprinkle 2 tsps of milk and prepare the balls.
- Milk can be replaced with ghee also.
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
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