Ingredients:
1 cup flat white, black or mixed sesame seeds
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. Cardamom powder
Method:
- Heat sugar in a very thick pan.
- Stir gently, to make sure it melts evenly.
- When fully melted, add in sesame and cardamom, mix.
- Take off fire, mix well, by holding pan down, and folding with a spatula.
- Grease hands generously with oil, take a blob at a time.
- Mould over diya mould as for chocolate cereal diyas.
- Repeat for all mixture, while it is still hot and mouldable.
- Allow to cool and stiffen, before prying out.
- Fill if desired with chocolate curls or transparent sweetened gelatine, in put wicks.
Making time: 30 minutes
Makes: 8-10 diyas
Shelflife: 1 week, stored airtight
Diwali Specials Index
