Til Laddu

Til Laddu

(Sesame Seeds Laddu)

Makar Sankranti  is traditional festivals celebrated in India and Til (sesame seeds) is a must during Makar Sankranti.Til and jaggery are considered as an auspicious combination on Makar Sankranti. Distributing and consuming til sweets on Makar Sankranti is a ritual. Til Laddu is the most popular one.

Sesame seeds are known for their nutritive benefits, Jaggery is rich in minerals and iron. Til laddu is a very good and nutritive combination of sesame seeds and jaggery. Til Laddu taste awesome and is easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

1 cup white til (sesame seeds)

1/2 cup jaggery

1/4 tsp green cardamom powder

Method:

1. In a pan dry toast sesame seeds on low heat till become light golden in color.

2. Let the sesame seeds cool.

3. Now grind them to a coarse mixture in a mixer jar.

4. Grind jaggery also to a coarse mixture. 

5. In a big bowl add sesame seeds, jaggery, cardamom powder and mix well.

6. Divide mixture into small equal portions and shape them into laddus.

7. Sesame seeds laddus are ready to serve.

Tips:

1. You can use powdered sugar in place of jaggery.

2. Some other ingredients like peanuts, coconut, cashew nut or
    almond  can also be added in laddu.

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