- Firstly in a pan dry roast 1 cup sesame on low flame till it splutters.
- Now in another kadai heat 1 tsp ghee and add 1 cup jaggery.
- Keep stirring on medium flame till the jaggery melts completely.
- Boil the jaggery syrup on low flame till the syrup turns glossy and thickens.
- Check the consistency, by dropping syrup into a bowl of water, it should form hard ball and cut with a snap sound. else boil for another minute and check.
- Simmer the flame add add roasted sesame seeds. stir well making sure jaggery syrup coats well.
- Immediately pour the mixture over butter paper or onto steel plate greased with ghee.
- Get together forming a block, be careful as the mixture will be very hot.
- Now using a rolling pin roll the slightly thick block.
- Allow to cool for a minute, and when its still warm cut into pieces.
- Lastly, serve til chikki once cooled completely, or store in a airtight container and serve for a month.