Ellu chikki recipe | How to make til papdi | Sesame seeds chikki recipe
By Latha on Jan 12th, 2021
Ellu chikki or til papdi recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Ellu chikki or sesame seeds chikki is very easy to prepare and is very healthy. Ellu chikki is prepared using sesame seeds, sugar and very little ghee. You can prepare this til chikki in very less time.
Ellu chikki or til papdi is a very popular sweet. It is very common during sankranthi festival. I have used sugar in this recipe, which you can replace it with jaggery. But you need to be little careful while melting jaggery as it may burn easily.
This sesame seeds chikki can be prepared in very less time and using very minimum ingredients. So you can prepare this in a jiffy as kids snacks or as a treat to the sudden guests.
If you are looking for more sweet recipes then do check our saat or badusha, kayi holige, rave unde or rava laddu, badam puri recipe, halu bai, pineapple payasa, mungdal payasa, Shavige payasa, hurigadale unde or fried gram laddu, kesari bath, easy carrot halwa, easy milk peda and coconut burfi recipes.
I have made a video on this recipe with Kannada narration, which I have embedded it below. Kindly have a look.
Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 20 no
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1/4 cup ellu or sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp ghee
Instructions for making ellu chikki:
- To begin with clean and grease a small area of kitchen counter (or backside of a plate) with little ghee.
- Next take sesame seeds in a frying pan and fry under medium flame. Wait until sesame seeds start to splutter and switch off the stove. Take out the roasted sesame seeds and set it aside.
- Next in the same pan take sugar and keep it for melting under low flame. no need to add any water.
- Start stirring when the sugar starts to melt.
- Wait until suagr has melted and reaches light brown colour. Switch off the stove immediately.
- Immediately add the roasted sesame seeds and give a quick mix.
- Optionally you can add little ghee for good aroma and to give the chikki a shine. Give a quick mix.
- Immediately pour it over the greased kitchen counter (or backside of a plate).
- Grease the rolling pin and flatten the sesame seeds mixture without any delay.
- Immediately cut it into pieces. You can either cut it or break it into random shapes. Once cool, store in an airtight container.
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