Date & Sesame Roll

Method

• To make the sesame dough:
• For sesame powder: In a mixer, grind the sesame seeds
• TIP: For 1 cup sesame powder, use 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water
• Pour 1/4 cup water
• Add 1/2 cup sugar
• TIP: Ensure the sugar melts in the water to get the appropriate sugar syrup
• TIP: If the droplet of the sugar syrup falls as a string, the syrup is ready
• Once the syrup is made, add 1 cup sesame powder
• Mix Well
• Keep mixing, till the dough is formed
• When rolling out the dough, place it in between 2 plastic sheets
• Roll the dates into a a chapati
• Roll the sesame powder dough into a chapati
• Now, on top of the dates chapati, place the sesame powder chapati
• Roll both together
• TIP: Hold the plastic sheet and make the roll
• Envelope both the sides of the roll
• Smoothen the roll
• Now cover the roll in a plate full of sesame seeds
• TIP: Ensure the entire roll is covered with sesame seeds
• Cut the roll into pieces
• Ready to serve