Til Gud Laddu recipe | Sesame Jaggery Ladoo
Til Gud Laddu recipe | Sesame Jaggery Ladoo is a traditional sweet for the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti and Lohri , a time when the skies are flooded with kites. These are round sweet balls made from dry roasted white sesame seeds, jaggery along with goodness of some nuts and flavorings.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250ml
- 70 gm jaggery grated
- 70 gm sesame seeds white
- 15 gm peanuts
- 50 gm desiccated coconut
- ½ tsp cardamom crushed
- ½ tbsp ghee
Instructions
- Firstly, dry roast sesame seeds till they turn slightly off white. Transfer to a plate to cool.
- Then dry roast peanuts till aromatic. Transfer to a plate to cool and coarsely grind.
- Lightly dry roast desiccated coconut and remove on a plate to cool.
- Take ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add jaggery and melt it on low flame.
- As jaggery melts, bubbles arise on the sides of pan. At this stage,add dry roasted sesame seeds, crushed cardamoms, crushed peanuts and a tablespoon of desiccated coconut.
- Mix everything very well.
- Now with quick hands make equal size balls dusting with some desiccated coconut.
- Leave aside to cool. Enjoy.
- Store in airtight containers.
What to serve with
- Serve Til ka Laddu with hot Karak chai. You could serve alongside withsamosa, aloo bhajiya or namkeen sev
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Notes
- While dry roasting, take care that sesame seeds don’t turn dark, lest they will be bitter.
- Dry roast desiccated coconut with utmost care.