Sesame and cashew nut brittle || Til Chikki with honey || Til Ladoo with honey
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Scrumptious brittle made with sesame seeds and cashew nuts with a touch of honey and cardamom
Author: Indira Shyju
Recipe type: Snack, Dessert
Cuisine: Indian, Maharashtrian
Serves: 16-20
RecipeIngredients
- 1 cup white sesame seeds
- ¾ cup coconut sugar (or unrefined cane sugar)
- ¼ cup honey
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp water
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ cup cashew nuts,coarsely chopped
- ½ tbsp unsalted butter or ghee
- pinch of baking soda
RecipeInstructions
- Take a non stick or a metal rectangular baking tray and grease with ghee/butter or coconut oil. Line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Take a medium size cooking pot or a kadai (wok style pan) and roast the sesame seeds and the nuts for 4-5 mins on medium heat until lightly browned stirring continuously. Transfer to a plate and keep aside.
- To the same pan, add the sugar, honey,salt and the water. Heat on low flame until the mixture is well blended and the sugar is all dissolved (about 1min). Add the cardamom powder and baking soda to it and stir.
- Then add the roasted sesame seeds and the cashew nuts and continue to stir on medium heat for about 7-8 minutes until you start seeing bubbles and the color of the mixture turns darker (like a caramel color).
- For making chikkis or brittle : Immediately transfer the mixture onto the greased tray and then grease the flat side(base) of a bowl or a cup and flatten the mixture using this to press on it.Take a sharp knife and make cuts to make squares on the brittle mixture while its hot. Let cool for about 30 minutes and then scrape the pieces out using a spatula and transfer to an airtight container.
- For ladoos: Transfer to a plate and cool for about 5 mins. Then while still warm take small portions of the mixture and roll into round shapes using your palms(grease your palms with oil or butter beforehand)
Recipe by Cook2Nourish at https://cook2nourish.com/2014/01/sesame-brittle-til-chikki.html