Yellu Gojju | Sesame Seed Gojju | Yellu Tuvayil

This sesame seeds gojju is both a gojju and a chutney. It is very tasty because of the various kinds of flavours, bitterness, light oiliness from sesame seeds, sweetness from jaggery and coconut and sourness from tamarind, spiciness from red chillies. The perfect balance for your palate. Try this with uddina bhaat, the combination is a delicacy.

Yellu Gojju | Sesame Seed Gojju | Yellu Tuvayil

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Rich sesame flavoured gojju to accompany uddina bhaat

Author: Vindhya Desai

Recipe type: Side

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: ½ Cup, 4-5 people

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp white sesame seeds/yellu/til
• 2 dry red chillies
• ¼ Cup grated coconut
• 1 small piece or ½ Tbsp jaggery
• 1 Tsp tamarind paste or thick pulp
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Lightly roast sesame seeds till they are light golden
2. Add dry red chillies and lightly roast them. Turn off heat
3. In a mixer grinder, add sesame seeds and red chillies. To this add grated coconut
4. Add jaggery piece
5. Add tamarind paste
6. Add salt to taste
7. Grind into a paste like a chutney. Serve with uddina bhaat as an accompaniment

Notes

Add desiccated coconut if you want in place of grated coconut, grate till smooth

Add tempering/tadka of mustard, hing and dry red chillies if you want.

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 Stepwise:

Lightly roast sesame seeds till they are light golden
  

Add dry red chillies and lightly roast them. Turn off heat

In a mixer grinder, add sesame seeds and red chillies. To this add grated coconut

Add jaggery piece

Add tamarind paste

Add salt to taste

Grind into a paste like a chutney. Serve with uddina bhaat as an accompaniment