Vegan Sesame nut balls

Perfect snack option during winters. Sweet, tasty, healthy and a quick to make option. Enjoyed by children and adults

Ingredients

1/2 cup sesame seeds (White sesame or brown sesame can be used. Note. White sesame as a bit strong taste but I like it so used it in this recipe)

1 tbsp white sesame seeds additionally

1/2 cup mixed nuts (Try adding nuts you dont like to eat otherwise .. I added dry sunflower seeds + dry pumpkin seeds)

1/2 cup powdered jaggery

3-4 tbsp water to make jaggery paste

Pinch of salt

Recipe

Preparing sesame and nuts mix

👩‍🍳Heat a wide bottomed pan and add the sesame seeds to it. (Pan should always be in low heat else will burn the sesame)

👩‍🍳Roast on a low flame the sesame seeds for some time stirring in intervals (until they start to change colour. Do not let them turn brown)

👩‍🍳Remove and set aside in a plate

👩‍🍳Add the mixed nuts and roast similarly for 2-3 minutes while stirring in intervals

👩‍🍳Remove and set aside in a plate

👩‍🍳Allow above to cool down completely

👩‍🍳Coarse grind them in any mixer you have at home or simply grind using a hand grinding stone

👩‍🍳Keep them ready in a bowl

Preparing Jaggery paste

👩‍🍳In the same hot pan from above add jaggery, pinch of salt and water

👩‍🍳Keep stirring well continuously trying to dissolve jaggery in water

👩‍🍳Add a few drops more water only if the jaggery used needs a bit more of water to dissolve

👩‍🍳Slowly the consistency of the paste will begin to thicken

👩‍🍳Check the paste using your fingers. If the paste is sticky this means it is done

Preparing balls

👩‍🍳In the bowl of roasted sesame and nuts add the jaggery paste

👩‍🍳Add additional sesame 1 tbsp and start mixing it well

👩‍🍳Nicely mix the complete mixture using a spoon or a spatula

👩‍🍳While the mix is still warm, start taking 1 tbsp mixture in between your palm and roll it nicely in ball shapes

👩‍🍳Repeat it for all the above mixture quickly as we dont want to let the jaggery paste to cool down

👩‍🍳Set aside and let completely cool down

👩‍🍳You will notice that the balls dry up and are ready to be consumed

Tasty and healthy nut sesame balls are ready. Store them for up to a month in any airtight container

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