Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sesame~Til~Ellu Ladoo


Sesame seeds ladoo is one of my favourites...(i love to eat them any time...) Black Beauty
Ingredients for making Ellu~Sesame~Til Ladoo:
  • Sesame Seeds - 4 cups (check for impurities)
  • Cashew Nuts broken into small pieces (few to garnish)
  • Brown Sugar or Jaggery - 1 1/2 cups
  • water - 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom - 4

Method for making Sesame Seeds Ladoo :

Step 1: Heat a Deep Pan and Dry roast the Sesame Seeds in medium heat . ( i have used black sesame , can use the lighter coloured sesame also)Once its nicely roasted, remove from heat and keep it aside to cool.

Step 2: In another vessel add the jaggery(powdered) or brown sugar and water and heat in medium heat. Let it boil till the syrup consistency becomes thread like (for making ladoos).

Step 3: Powder Cardamom Seeds and add it to the Jaggery syrup and mix nicely and remove from heat.

Step 4: Add the Roasted Sesame Seeds, Cashew nuts to the jaggery syrup and mix well.

Step 5: Keep the mixture aside, let it cool down .

Step 7: Then make small round shaped ladoos out of the mixture.

Sesame Seeds (Til,Ellu) Ladoo is ready to serve...