Thali Guli
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr
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Cook Time
mins
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
24 pieces
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Asian, Sri Lankan, Vegan
Thali Guli
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Thala guli is a delicious traditional Sri Lankan delicacy made from sesame, as well as palm sugar, palm syrup and coconut. It is shaped as a ball or a tube.
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Ingredients
- 1½ cup white sesame seeds
- ⅔ cup palm sugar (jaggery), grated
- 1 cup desiccated coconut , toasted
- ½ cup palm syrup (kithul treacle)
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- In a skillet (or in the oven at 300F/150C), toast the sesame seeds over low heat until lightly brown.
- Proceed in the same way for the desiccated coconut until it is evenly golden brown.
- Add the toasted sesame seeds and salt into a stone mortar (traditional method of making thala guli).
- Pound the sesame seeds and salt for 15 minutes.
- Add the grated palm sugar and crush the mixture again for 5 minutes.
- Add the toasted coconut and continue crushing the mixture for 10 minutes.
- Set aside.
- In a large thick-bottomed non-stick pot, add the kithul treacle and boil for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the hot syrup to the previously prepared mixture and mix for 5 minutes with a wooden spoon.
- Once the mixture is warm enough to touch, mix vigorously by hand to combine everything.
- Form balls and rolls.
- For rolls, use metal pastry tubes.
- Fill each tube with 2 teaspoons of sesame mixture and pat the mixture inside the tube with the back of a wooden spoon. Hold the tube horizontally so that the mixture does not fall.
- Slowly slide the mixture onto a slightly greased parchment paper.
- Repeat the process until the dough is used up.
- Finally, shape the edges of each roll with a sharp knife.
- To store them, wrap the thala guli in greased parchment paper or in an airtight container.
Notes
- If the mixture is too dry after adding the kithul syrup, add a tablespoon without heating and kneading again.
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