Til Gud Ke Ladoo / Sesame Jaggery Ladoo

January 21, 2020

Til Gud Ke Ladoo / Sesame Jaggery Ladoo

Come January and women all around the country are gearing up to celebrate Haldi Kumkum, a ceremony where married women meet and exchange Turmeric Powder and Vermilion. This ceremony gives them an opportunity to do what every women loves – dress up, go out, meet other women and bond with them. Some refreshments and gifts are organized by the host during this event.

During this festival, a traditional sweet (Ladoo) is made from roasted sesame seeds, jaggery, cardamom which makes this a perfect aromatic sweet to bite into. Makar Sankranti would be incomplete without this sweet . Sesame provides heat and energy to the body which are both necessary to beat the cold in the month of January.

Every year, ladies in our society arrange for Haldi Kumkum and I am definitely looking forward to enjoy the festivities this season!

Time to share the recipe with all of you

Ingredients:

Roasted Peanuts – 1 cup

Roasted Sesame – 1 cup (roast on low flame till colour changes lightly)

Almonds – ½ cup

Jaggery grated – ½ to 1 cup (adjust jaggery as per your taste)

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Ghee – 2 to 3 tbsp

Milk – 1 to 2 tbsp

Method:

Roast the peanuts and remove the skin. Lightly roast the Sesame on low flame as there are chances of them getting burnt. Keep them aside to cool. In the meanwhile, powder the Almonds in a mixer. Keep aside some roasted sesame to coat the ladoos. Now also coarsely grind the peanuts and Sesame. Take a Kadai and add the ghee, when it is lightly warm put the ground almond powder and mix well for some time. Now add in the peanut and sesame powder and mix everything thoroughly. Add in the grated jaggery and cardamom powder and when the powder is still warm, add in milk 1 to 2 tbsp and make lemon size balls and coat them with sesame seeds and store them in airtight containers for further use.