Sesame Seed Snack Balls

Sesame Seed Snack Balls Recipe

Makes 15 balls

Ingredients:

Sesame seeds 1 cup
Crushed Jaggery ½ cup
Water ½ cup
Ghee 1 tsp

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1.In a non-stick pan,roast the sesame seeds on medium heat until they turn slightly golden.Keep on turning the seeds so they won't burn. This would take about 4-5 minutes. Take out from fire and tip it in a separate bowl.
2. In a sauce pan,heat the crushed jaggery ,water and ghee till the jaggery dissolves. Strain the mixture to get rid of impurities,and tip the jaggery mixture back in the sauce pan and let it come to a rolling boil.
3. Keep a small bowl of water ready,to check the consistency of the syrup.
4. Let the jaggery boil for 4-5 minutes,Check the consistency by dropping of drop of syrup into the water and if it stays firm without dissolving,that's the right consistency. Take the syrup out of fire.
5. Add the sesame seeds,mix well and gather into one big mass using the spoon. Tip into another bowl.
6.Rub some ghee into your palm,take a spoonful of the seed mixture and form into balls.