ragi simili / simili urundai/ ragi peanut sesame(ellu) balls
Ingredients
- Ragi powder /Finger millet - 1 cup
- Pinch of salt for dough
- Jaggery powder/Vellam - 1/2 cup
- Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
- Sesame seeds / Ellu - 1/4 cup
- Roasted peanuts(skin removed) - 1/2 cup
- Ghee - as needed
Instructions
- Take a bowl with ragi powder add a pinch of salt.2.Add water to make a chappathi dough consistency.3.Keep a dosa pan when it heats up pat a portion of dough adding ghee to cook.4.Cook both sides till nicely cooked.5.Repeat for rest of the dough take out in a plate and let it cool.6.Keep a kadai add sesame seeds roast till spluttering sound is heard take out in a plate.7.Same way roast the peanuts take out when cool remove the skin 8.When cool make it to pieces add to mixer jar and pulse.9.Now add powdered jaggery with cardamom powder, peanuts and sesame pulse many times.10.It will start to form a mass.11.Take out and simply make shapes and make urundai.12.Store in airtight container and relish.
Notes
- Add palm jaggery if you have otherwise you can use normal jaggery.
- Amount of jaggery can be slightly increased but this given amount itself will be correct its your wish.
- Some add dry coconut but traditionally only above set of ingredients are added.
- Best to use black sesame seeds if not use white ellu also.