Til Vadis (soft)

Cooked, tested and tasted by: Kanchan Thakar

Photo Credit: Kanchan Thakar

Makes 16 squares of one inch size each 

Time taken: No more than ten minutes!

List of ingredients: 

• 1 vati til (sesame seeds)

• ½ vati sugar 

• Little water/ milk 

• 5-6 elaichis (cardamom) ground into powder 

Above: Primary ingredients - Til and sugar

Procedure:

1. In a karahi, roast the til on medium flame (takes about 3-4 minutes).

2. When they change color and give out the roasted smell, pour them into another container and keep aside. Let them come to room temperature (takes about ten minutes).

3. Upon cooling grind the roasted til in a mixer into a fine powder.

4. In the karahi add the sugar and little water/ milk so that it creates a thin film over the sugar.  

5. On medium flame let the sugar completely dissolve in the water. To ensure this let it come to one boil and then turn the heat off.

6. Add the elaichi powder to it. Mix well. 

7. Add the til powder to it and mix well. 

8. Pour it into a steel taat and flatten it with a rolling pin. 

9. Once it cools, cut it into square pieces about one inch in size. 

Above: Til being roasted

Above: Making the sugar syrup

Above: Vadi mixture rolled out on a taat

Tips for modification

1. Consider adding a pinch of saffron to make them yummier.

2. If the mixture is too dry add 1-2 tsp of water or milk before spreading it on the plate.

3. Roasting and grinding the cardamom pods with the sesame seeds enhances the flavor.

4. These are usually made in winter season and also for Sankranti festival.

5. Senior citizens enjoy them as they are easy to chew.

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