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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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
- 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
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.
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
