Til Papdi Chikki Recipe (Makar Sankranti)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sesame seeds (til), refer handy tip
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp almond (badam) slivers
• 1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder

Steps

1. To make til papdi chikki, heat a broad non-stick pan, add the sesame seeds and dry roast on a slow flame for 2 minutes. Transfer the sesame seeds on a plate and cool completely.
2. Put the sugar in the same broad non-stick pan, once it start melting, tilt the pan till the sugar melts completely. It takes approximately 4 minutes.
3. Add the sesame seeds, almond slivers and cardamom powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minutes, while stirring continuously.
4. Immediately put the mixture on a greased rolling board and wait for a few seconds.
5. Then roll it into a 250 mm. (10”) diameter circle using a greased rolling pin till it is really thin. If you find it difficult to roll then keep greasing the rolling pin.
6. Cool it till it is firm.
7. Lift it carefully using a flat steel spatula and cool again completely.
8. Then roughly break them into pieces preferably with your hand. This chikki is made with sugar syrup and thus breaking into uniform pieces is difficult.
9. Serve or store the til papdi chikki in an air-tight container. Use as required.
10. The sesame seeds we have used are the one you get for making chikki.