Thala karali
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Thala Karali is a popular Sri Lankan sweetmeat made from sesame seeds and jaggery, and widely consumed during the April Avurudu festive season.
Thala Karali is the perfect guilt-free sweet to indulge in, with sesame seeds being a rich source of nutrients like calcium and Vitamin B1 and many nutritionists recommending substituting sugar with jaggery, due to its low calories and having a slower rate of absorption to sugar.
Taking into account the nutritional value of sesame seeds and jaggery, Thala Karali is the perfect guilt-free sweetmeat to indulge in.
Makes 47 pieces
Thala Karali is a popular Sri Lankan sweetmeat made from sesame seeds and jaggery, and widely consumed during the April Avurudu festive season.
Thala Karali is the perfect guilt-free sweet to indulge in, with sesame seeds being a rich source of nutrients like calcium and Vitamin B1 and many nutritionists recommending substituting sugar with jaggery, due to its low calories and having a slower rate of absorption to sugar.
Thala Karali is a popular Sri Lankan sweetmeat made from sesame seeds and jaggery, and widely consumed during the April Avurudu festive season.
Taking into account the nutritional value of sesame seeds and jaggery, Thala Karali is the perfect guilt-free sweetmeat to indulge in.
Makes 47 pieces
20 mins.
Preparation
20 mins.
Forming
20 mins.
Wrapping
Ingredients
- 430g Sesame seeds
- 400g Jaggery
Extras
- Oil paper to wrap the Thala Karili
Utensils
- Food processor
- Large mixing bowl
- Knife
- ½ cup measuring spoon/cup
Instructions
1.
- 400g jaggery
Using a knife scrape the jaggery shavings into a bowl.
2.
- 1 ½ cups of sesame seeds
- 1 ½ cups of jaggery shavings
In a food processor, add ½ cup of sesame seeds and on top, add ½ cup of the jaggery shavings
3.
Repeat the process of adding ½ cups of sesame seeds and jaggery shavings 3 times- having layers of sesame seeds and jaggery.
4.
Pulse the sesame seeds and jaggery once and after about 2 pulses see how the two ingredients have combined together.
5.
After about 2 pulses- see the stickiness of the mixture.
If necessary add another ½ cup of jaggery shavings and pulse again.
6.
Have to constantly evaluate the stickiness of the mixture when pulsing the 2 ingredients- seeing that there is sufficient oil in the mixture to easily combine and shape the mixture.
When pulsing the 2 ingredients- the oil in the sesame seeds will be released, allowing for the mixture to be easily combined together.
7.
Empty the contents of the food processor into a clean large mixing bowl.
8.
Add the remaining sesame seeds to the food processor and pulse to a fine powder.
9.
Gradually add the fine sesame seed powder to the large bowl and mix to combine with the pulsed sesame seeds and jaggery.
10.
When using your hand to mix all the ingredients together- see that the mixture could easily be shaped, due to the oiliness in the mixture.
11.
Cut the oil paper into 19 x 13 cm rectangles.
12.
Shape the Thala mixture into about 2-inch cylindrical shapes.
13.
Place the cylindrical-shaped Thala Karili on the long length of the oil piece of paper.
14.
Wrap the Thala Karili and at the two ends, twist the oil paper- similarly to toffee wrapping.
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