Friday, February 23, 2018

Simili Urundai/Ragi Sesame and Peanut Balls


Simili Urundai is a healthy ragi sweet made with jaggery, peanuts and sesame. Ragi is a good source of iron and calcium and this recipe is packed with nutrients. Do give this to your kids at least twice a week.

My mother in law just referred this sweet on how to make it, and I wanted to try this, as we all like ragi based snacks. It is so craving, a must try snack.This is an old and traditional sweet made with a stone grinder. Since we have to make this with the help of a mixie now, at least we could could follow the recipes to give a good nutritious snack to our family.

Preparation Time :20 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins |Serves: 4
Ingredients:

Ragi powder - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Roasted peanuts - 1/3 cup
Sesame seeds - 1/4 cup
Cardamom/ Elaichi - 4 nos
Salt a pinch
Nallenai or ghee to roast the roti.
Water to knead the dough

Method:

  • Measure and keep the ingredients. 
  • Add a pinch of salt to the ragi flour and make a dough using water.


  • Flatten it out in your hand on a plastic sheet greased with oil.
  • Cook them on a tawa both sides using some oil or ghee.
  • Cool them and break into pieces.

  • In a mixer add the roti and cardamom give it a pulse grind. Then add jaggery, peanuts and sesame, grind them until a coarse texture.



  • Put them in a bowl and start making to roll them into balls. The moisture from the jaggery will help to make the balls.


  • Store them in room temperature for 5 to 6 days. 

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