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Til Ladoo | Sesame Balls<\/h1>\n

Posted by Divya<\/span><\/a><\/span> on Desserts<\/a>, Indian Sweets<\/a><\/span> Tagged With: Gluten Free<\/a>, Healthy<\/a>, Kids Friendly<\/a>, Vegan<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Til Ladoo is a delicious Indian sweet made with sesame seeds (til) and jaggery (gud). The ladoos are especially made on festivals like \u2018Makar Sankranti<\/strong>\u2018 or \u2018Lohri<\/strong>\u2018 but they taste so good that you would not mind making them otherwise too.<\/p>\n

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If you ask me for a healthy Indian sweet then I would definitely recommend \u2018Til Ke laddu\u2019 recipe as it is made without khoya or mawa, maida (APF) and contains no refined sugar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Til Ladoos are also known as \u2018Sesame Balls<\/strong>\u2018 in english and \u2018Ellu Urundai<\/strong>\u2018 in tamil language. \u2018Ellu\u2019 means sesame and \u2018Urundai\u2019 means balls\u2019  They are completely gluten free<\/strong> and can easily be made vegan<\/strong> too. These Til Gud laddus taste heavenly and turn out absolutely soft, literally melting  in your mouth.<\/p>\n

In India, every seasons has its own festivals and each festival comes up with its own delicacies. January season is the peak winter season in Northern India and also when we celebrate \u2018Sakat<\/strong>\u2018, \u2018Makar Sankranti<\/strong>\u2018 and \u2018Lohri<\/strong>\u2018. As til, gud, peanuts are considered very good for consuming in winters, most of the seasonal preparations makes generous use of these ingredients.<\/p>\n

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If you think in deep about it, peanuts, sesame are rich source of healthy fats<\/strong> or oils. In winters when our bodies are dry and food craving are at the peak, sweets like Til Laddu, Peanut Chikki, Til ki Chikki and Gajjak etc instantly satiate these cravings, provide essential fats to the body and help in keeping it warm.<\/p>\n

Mytholgically \u2018Makar Sankranti<\/strong>\u2018 is a festival dedicated to Lord Surya (Sun)<\/strong>. It is believed that this day marks the end of winter season and from now onwards days will start getting longer. There is also a famous Hindi proverb \u2018Til Chatke, Jada Satke\u2019 which hints at the same phenomenon.<\/p>\n

As a child I have been part of a big joint family where every festival and season was celebrated with great zeal. During the cold month of  January and specially on \u2018Sakat\u2019, I remember my mother and aunts making \u2018Tilkut\u2019 by crushing roasted sesame seeds (til) along with shakkar (also known as khaand, a form of natural brown sugar). It was crushed in a iron \u2018Mamjista<\/strong>\u2018 (a kind of mortar and pestle) which was quite heavy for us to handle. With the arrival of modern kitchen gadgets, this work is now done in a grinding jar.<\/p>\n

Tilkut can be made into ladoos by adding some ghee and giving some extra pulses in the grinder itself. The cardamom(elaichi) imparts a rich flavour & aroma to these ladoos and roasted cashews are added to it for some crunch.<\/p>\n

I have also shared a quick video tutorial for these Til ladoos on Youtube \u2018Kuch Pak Raha Ha<\/strong><\/a>i\u2019 channel. If you want to get the idea about the consistency of ladoo mixture or how to bind ladoos then do check it out.<\/p>\n

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