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KERALA SWEETS · SESAME CANDY

Sesame Candy & Black Sesame Candy

Sesame candy has been a Kerala favourite for generations: the sweet that was kept in a tin at home and found by children anyway. Arara Foods offers it in three styles, golden sesame candy balls, black sesame candy balls and individually wrapped black sesame candy squares, all packed in clear jars.

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Arara Foods black sesame candy balls packed in a clear jar with a red lid, beside a bowl of sesame seeds on a warm wooden table

KERALA SWEETS

From ellunda to the candy jar

In Malayalam, sesame is called ellu, and the humble sesame ball is ellunda: toasted sesame seeds bound with sweetness and shaped into rounds while they are still warm. It is the snack of the village shop, the school bag and the family tin. Sesame candy follows the same idea, toasted sesame held together by a sweet binder into a crunchy, nutty bite.

Golden sesame gives a light, nutty, gently sweet taste, while black sesame is deeper, earthier and a little bitter-sweet, with a dark colour that looks striking in a gift jar. Arara Foods offers both, so you can choose the flavour you grew up with or try the bolder one.

Three kinds of sesame candy

Golden balls, black balls and wrapped black squares, all in clear jars

Arara Foods sesame candy balls coated in golden sesame seeds, packed in a clear jar with a red lid, with a bowl of sesame seeds beside it

Golden sesame · ellunda style

Sesame Candy Balls (jar pack)

Round, generously coated with golden sesame seeds and packed shoulder to shoulder in a clear jar, these sesame candy balls are made for sharing. The first bite is nutty and crunchy; what follows is a steady, lingering sweetness that tastes of toasted sesame.

They are the sweet to keep on the shelf for children coming home from school, for guests who say they will only have one, and for the long evening when something small and sweet is all you want.

Each ball is big enough to hold in the palm and small enough to finish in a few bites, which makes the jar easy to pass around a table or to carry to a gathering.

Pair a ball with a cup of hot black tea, which cuts through the sweetness, or with a glass of warm milk for the children. Keep the lid closed between helpings so the coating stays crunchy, and the jar will keep looking as inviting as it did when you opened it.

Pack
Jar pack with a red screw lid. Ask us for the weight options.
Taste
Nutty, toasted-sesame flavour with a steady sweetness
Texture
Crunchy sesame coating and a firm bite
Contains
Sesame
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place with the lid or pouch tightly closed.
Price
On enquiry. Our team confirms today’s price on the call.
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Arara Foods black sesame candy balls packed in a clear jar with a red lid, with a bowl of candy balls and a spoon of sesame seeds beside it

Black sesame · the bolder ellunda

Black Sesame Candy Balls (jar pack)

Black sesame candy balls are the darker, bolder cousin of the classic. The seeds are black, the balls are deep brown, and the flavour is earthier, richer and slightly bitter-sweet, the kind of taste that people who love sesame keep coming back for.

Packed in a clear jar with a red lid, they look as good as they taste, which makes them a good choice for gifting. Offer them with a cup of strong, hot tea or with black coffee: the deep sesame flavour stands up well to both.

A small bowl of these balls on the table is also a quiet conversation starter: people who have only known golden sesame candy are often surprised by how different, and how good, the black version is.

Because black sesame is less sweet than the golden kind, these balls are also a good choice for people who find ordinary candy a little too sweet.

Pack
Jar pack with a red screw lid. Ask us for the weight options.
Taste
Deep, earthy and slightly bitter-sweet
Texture
Firm bite with a sesame crunch
Contains
Black sesame
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place with the lid or pouch tightly closed.
Price
On enquiry. Our team confirms today’s price on the call.
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Arara Foods individually wrapped black sesame candy squares in a clear jar with a red lid, with a bowl of squares and a spoon of black and white sesame seeds

Black sesame · wrapped squares

Black Sesame Candy Squares (individually wrapped)

These black sesame candy squares come wrapped one by one inside the jar, a small detail that matters. A square slips easily into a handbag, a lunch box or a pocket, and the jar can be passed around without the pieces sticking together.

The pieces are flat, dark and speckled with sesame, with a clean, crisp bite. They suit an evening tea tray, a drive or a train journey, and they make a neat gift for relatives who like to have something to nibble.

Because every piece is wrapped, the jar is also a convenient choice for offices, shops and events where people help themselves one at a time.

For offices and shops the wrapped squares are especially convenient: set the jar on a counter or a meeting-room table and people take one at a time, with no sticky fingers and no waste. They also travel well in a small gift bag next to a packet of tea.

Pack
Jar pack of individually wrapped pieces. Ask us for the weight options.
Taste
Sesame-forward, deep and lightly sweet
Texture
Flat squares with a crisp bite
Contains
Sesame (black and white)
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place with the lid or pouch tightly closed.
Price
On enquiry. Our team confirms today’s price on the call.
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Allergen note: please ask our team for the full ingredient and allergen details of the exact pack you order.

Ways to enjoy sesame candy

Tell us the quantity and the date and our team will help you plan.

  • With evening tea or coffee
  • In lunch boxes and travel snack bags, a wrapped square at a time
  • As a sweet bite after a meal
  • In gift jars for relatives who live far from Kerala
  • On welcome trays and in event favour boxes

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Buy sesame candy online

Sesame candy is also called sesame brittle, sesame chikki, til chikki or ellunda, and black sesame candy is often searched for as kala til candy or black til chikki. To buy sesame candy online, Arara Foods supplies jar packs to homes, shops, offices and events across India.

Send an order enquiry with the style and quantity you would like, or look at the Crun-Ji sesame candy pouches for a 200 g option. Our team will call you with today’s price and delivery.

FAQ

Questions about Sesame Candy

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Write to hello@ararafoods.com and we’ll reply within a day, or call 08943 630 562.

Sesame candy is made with golden (white) sesame seeds and tastes light, nutty and gently sweet. Black sesame candy is made with black sesame seeds and tastes deeper, earthier and slightly bitter-sweet.

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