Til Chikki Recipe, Tal Chikki or TilGul Recipe - WeRecipes (2024)

Til chikki recipeor tilgul recipe –As the festival of kite known as Uttarayan is nearing, inalmost all Gujarati home they start making delicious sweet from jaggery known as Chikki. These crispy sweet treat is usually made from jaggery and sometime sugar and is mixed with sesame seed, peanuts, dry fruits etc. A lot of varieties of chikki is prepared forthis kite flying festival.

In my home we prepare all kinds of chikki at home. Til chikki, daliya chikki, peanut/singdana chikki, mamra chiki etc. I have grown seeing my mom making these delicious sweets each year with great enthusiasm. It might seems tricky at first but once you learn the trick its actually easy and quite quick to make chikki.

Usually the festival of uttarayan is celebrated across the country and is known by different names in different region. In Gujarat it is uttarayan while in Maharastra it is Makar sankranti. Similarly it is known as Pongal is Tamil nadu and Maghi is Hariyana, Himachal and Punjab. Whatever is the nameit isthe harvest festival.

During this festival in the state of maharastra people visit their relatives and friends and exchange this crunchy sweet til chikki made from sesame seeds along with multi-coloured halwa Gulachi poli and say“तिळगुळ घ्या आणि गोड गोड बोला/til-gul ghya, aani god god bola” meaning ‘Accept these tilguls and speak sweet words’. It is a tradition that is being followedsince centuries and adored by the locals very much.

In this recipe of til chikki, I have made both til chikki and til ladoo or tilgul laddu.Laddu and chikki both are made from same jaggery sesame seeds spread. Just instead of rolling flat you need to make balls from it. Just be careful while making til gud laddu as the hot jaggery might burn your hand.

Before we dive into the recipe of til chikki let us check few tips and tricks that might help you in making perfect chikki.

Tips to make good Til Chikki

1. Add a tbsp water in the jaggery while melting it so that you get time to roll the til chikki after it is done.
2. When heating jaggery, bubbles will form. Once the bubble stops in the jaggery and it become smooth then it is right time to add til.
3. To make til chikki soft, wet themand then semi dry it and then dry roast the til or till the til flutters by this way your til chikki will become soft and crunchy to eat.
4. Always grease the areas where you want to roll the til chikki or else it will stick .
5. You can make the even til chikki ball to make the balls you feel hot so for that just wet the hand and then roll the balls this way you will feel less hot in yous hands.

Let us check the recipe of til chikki or tilgul with step by step photos.

Til Chikki Recipe step by step process withpictures

For this Til Chikki recipe we just need two main ingredients: sesame seeds /til and jaggery/gud. No one can beat the home made til chikki, it taste to yummy and will have the satisfactionthat it is made at home.

To make til chikki crisp and soft to bite

Lot of people directly dry roast the sesame seeds and make chikki from it. However I learned a small trick from my mom. She always useddamn the til in water before dry roasting. This way the sesame seeds puff and chikki will come out crispy yet soft.

Take the sesame seeds / til in astrainer and washthemin running water as shown in the below picture.

Once the til hasbeen washed put them on dry cloth/kitchen towel to dry extrawater.

Spread sesame seeds nicely in the cloth and let them dry out til they have little moisture left.

Once the til is semi dry just dry roast them in a flat non-stick pan until they startsfluttering. By this way you can make your til chikki soft and crunchy.

Now heat a non-stick pan and take gratedjaggery in it.

Add a tbsp of water. By doing this you would get time to roll chikki or else it would get hard soon.

Now slowly the jaggery will start to melt. Heat the jaggery on low flame.

Once the jaggery is melted, you will get lot of bubble coming. Stir continuously.

Stir until the bubble stops completely and the jaggery is soft.

Now it is time to add roasted sesame seeds / til.

Combine well the roasted sesame seeds with jaggery while it is still hot.

Prepare a rolling board by applying ghee/clarified butter. Also apply some ghee on rolling pin to avoid chikki sticking to it. Take the mixture onrolling board which is greased with ghee.

Apply pressure to til gud spread and form a big round ball as shown in below picture. Wet your hand with water to avoid it getting burn.

With the help of the rolling pin roll as thin as you want.

After rolling this is how til gud chikkilooks.

After rolling make the cuts immediately so that you get the proper shape or else it will become hard.

Til chikki is ready. You can store this chikki in an airtight container and refrigerate it for 5 to 7 days.

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