Nuvvu Chekka

This is a special sweet made for Sankranti.
Ingredients:
1. Sesame seeds: 1 cup
2. Dry coconut: 1 cup
3. Jaggery: 1 cup
4. Green cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
5. Nutmeg powder – ¼ tsp (Optional)
6. Ghee 1tsp.
Method:
1) Roast the sesame seeds until golden brown.
2) Grind the sesame seeds to a coarse powder.
3) Heat the ghee and add jaggery with couple of tbsp of water until you get a thick syrup.
4) Grease a shallow plate to set the cake/chekka in.
5) Mix in the coarsely ground sesame seeds, coconut powder into the syrup. Add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and mix thoroughly.
6) Spread mixture while hot evenly onto the plate and garnish it with dry coconut. 7) Cut diamond shapes before it cools down completely.
8) Allow it to cool and set and enjoy.