Tilgul Cookies(Naan Khatai)

Preparation Time - 10 Min                      Cooking Time - 15 Min  

Ingredients :

All purpose flour(Maida) - 1 1/4 Cup

Unsalted Butter - 1/2 Cup or 1 stick softened at room temp

Grated Jaggery (Gul) - 1/2 Cup

Sesame Seeds (Til) - 1/4 Cup

Nutmeg powder - 1/4 Tsp

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 Tsp

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Baking powder - 1/2 Tsp

Method :

1) Grate the jaggery and keep aside.

2) Fry sesame seeds on low flame till golden in color and keep aside.

3) In a bowl, beat butter for 2 mins , add nutmeg powder and cardamom powder, mix well.

4) Add jaggery and salt in it. mix well. If you use salted butter then do not add salt.

5) In this mixture add all purpose flour, baking powder and sesame seeds and mix well. Dough should be very soft.

6) Make small round balls of the dough and put it on greased tray approximately 2 inches apart. Make sure there are no cracks on balls.

7) On these balls put sesame seeds and press.

8) Preheat oven to 350° F or 175° C and bake for 13-15 mins depending on your oven.

Tilgul Cookies (Naan Khatai)

9) Let the cookies cool for 30 mins and then serve.

Tilachi Chikki/ Til Gul

Preparation Time - 5 Min                    Cooking Time - 10 Min

Ingredients :

Til (Sesame seeds) - 1 Cup

Gul (Jaggery)  - 1 Cup

Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 1 Tsp

Method :

1) Fry sesame seeds till light brown and keep aside.

2) Heat ghee in pan and add jaggery in it. Use heavy bottom pan to make chikki.

3) Let the jaggery melt on low flame. 

4) Once jaggery syrup comes to boiling point switch off stove.

5) Add fried sesame seeds in it and mix well.

6) Grease a plate or aluminium foil and add this mixture into it and roll the mixture. I prefer to roll it on aluminium foil. Also grease the rolling pin. 

7) Cut it when it is hot.

8) Let it cool for 30 mins and then serve.

Tilachi Chikki