Ellu Urundai is a traditional South Indian sweet made with roasted sesame seeds, jaggery or sugar. It is a popular treat during festive occasions like Krishna Jayanthi, Vinayaka Chathurti, and Navaratri. The combination of nutty sesame seeds and sweet jaggery ellu urundai a unique and delicious flavor that is loved by both kids and adults. These bite-sized balls are not only easy to make but also make a perfect Prasad to offer to the deities during special celebrations.
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Ellu (Til seeds) Urundai
Course: SweetsCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings
15
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
15
minutesEllu Urundai is a delicious and easy-to-make Prasad that is traditionally prepared for Krishna Jayanthi, Vinayaka Chathurti and Navaratri Festivals.
Ingredients
Sesame seeds (Ellu) – 1 cup
Jaggery powdered – ¾ cup
cardamom – 4
Directions
- To make Urundai, put Ellu (Black til seeds) in a kadai and dry fry until it starts crackling. Remove and cool it. Put it in a mixie jar along with cardamom and grind for two to three rounds.
- Then add powdered jaggery (reduce to 1/2 cup when using white til seeds) and grind for a few seconds.
- Remove and shape into small lemon-sized balls.
- This quick Prasad is normally prepared for Vinayaka Chathurti/Krishna Jayanthi and Navaratri Festivals.
- Note
- If you use white til seeds, the laddu will be light brown in colour.
very easy and simple recipe. can u pl tell us recipe fpr sweet kulzhi paniyaram. i like ur blog very much
Hi Kamala,
Will this Urundai stay for days when preserved?
Hi Girija,
Yes. It will stay good for a week or so.
Hi…very delicious and simple dish…i love it..
Thank you Lakshmi Balakrishnan.
Hello Kamala Mam,
I tried this Ellu Urundai and it came really good. I added 1/4 cup fried peanuts to reduce the bitterness of Ellu. Thanks.
Hi Krithiga,
It is a good idea to add peanuts. Also some people add fried coconut gratings to this Laddu.
where can i get jaggery powder?
Hi Shweta,
The jaggery powder mentioned in my recipes are only the “whole jaggery” which I crush and powder it. You can buy the round brown colour jaggery or the small one “Acchu Vellam” sold in shops. We also get powdered jaggery which is called “Naatu sarkarai”. But it is used mostly with Aval/Pottukadalai mixture.
Jaggery typically has sand/mud – how to remove that for this receipe?
Pure Jaggery doesn’t have sand or mud. If the Jaggery is in White, then there could be. but white jaggery is not pure Jaggery. Jaggery original color is choclate or dark brown. the lighter the color the lower the quality.
Could you replace jaggery powder with equal amounts of sugar?
Yes. You can replace with sugar. However the taste will differ.
Maami,
Can you please post the recipe of Ellu urundai made u sings Vella paagu ( for srardham purposes)
To make Ellu Urundai with vella pagu, instead of grinding jaggery, add little water to the jaggery and make thick vella pagu. Before removing from stove, add Ellu Podi (dry roast and powder as above), mix well and allow to cool. Then make Ellu Urundai.
I tried this using Naatu sarkarai and it did not come together. It was a total waste. I was very disappointed. Next time I will try to use jaggery powder that I crush myself and hopefully it will work.