TILGUL LADDOO / SESAME LADDU

Sesame laddu or Til Gul Ladu is very popular and traditional sweet dish during  Makar Sankranti Festival in India. It is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for the farmers of Indian Sub-Continent and also the arrival of Spring In India. This harvest festival celebrated not only all over India but other South East Asian Countries as well.  In Maharshtra, people exchange multi coloured tilguls made from till and sugar and til laddus made from til/ sesame seeds and gul/ gud/ jiggery. While exchanging tilgul as token of goodwill people greet each other saying “ TILGUL GHYA,  GOD GOD BOLA” which means accept these tilgul and speak sweet words. Both sesame seeds and jaggery provides warmth to the body and hence these laddus are healthy winter treats too. There are many ways of preparing this laddoos, we can grind the roasted sesame seeds and make the laddoo or we can add roasted and split peanuts instaed of roasted chana dal. We can add coconut to the sesame seeds and mix with jaggery and make laddoo. I also shared some recipes before in my blog with powdered sesame seeds. Today I am sharing this easy,quick and delectable TILGULACHE LADDOO, so follow the step-by-step picture recipe.  

INGREDIENTS:

200 gms Roasted Sesame Seeds

50 gms roasted Chana Dal/ Roasted Peanuts

125 gms Chikki Gud / Jaggery

¼ teaspoon Cardamom Powder

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Roast sesame seeds separately on low-madium flame, remove and keep aside.

STEP 2 – Heat a pan and add jaggery in it and

 cook it until it melts.

STEP 3 – Here we have to make a 1 string consistency of jaggery syrup. Or deep a spoon in jaggery syrup, if the syrup covers the back of the spoon, then this is the perfect time to add the other ingredients in it.

STEP 4 – Add roasted chana dal and 

sesame seeds in it and mix well.

STEP 5 – Switch off the flame. Remove the pan from heat and stir it well as the pan is still hot and we don’t need further cooking. Add cardamom Powder and mix well.

STEP 6 – Let the mixture cool for some time. When it is still warm, grease your hands with ghee and start rolling the laddoos.

STEP 7 – Take small lemon size mixture and roll it in to a ball.

Likewise, make all the laddoos.[see notes]

Let them cool completely and then store in a clean container.

NOTES:  * You have to make the laddoo when the mixture is warm. While making laddoo the mixture gets cool down. If at that point if you are not be able to make the laddoo then heat the mixture for few seconds and make the laddoo with the rest of the mixture.

                *Store it in a clean container and relish eating for up to 15-20 days.