Til Ladoo | 3 Ingredient Healthy Indian Sweet Sesame Balls | Makar Sankranti Special

Makar Sankranti is celebrated across India with much fervour and joy and is often referred to as the Kite Festival of India. Every Indian household devours a special sweet on this day – ‘Til Ladoo’ (sweet sesame balls) - which is delicious yet healthy and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

• 250 gms Sesame / Til

• 250 gms Jaggery / Gur

• 100 gms Peanuts / Singdana (roasted and crushed)

• Ghee / Clarified Butter (to grease the palm)

Method:

• Heat a pan on medium flame.

• Add sesame and toast it for 5 mins or until golden brown.

• Transfer the toasted sesame into another bowl.

• Heat the same pan on low flame.

• Add jaggery and 2-3 tbsp water and melt till it has one string consistency.

• Now add the toasted sesame and crushed peanuts and mix everything well.

• Let the mixture cool till it’s warm to touch.

• Grease your palm with Ghee.

• Take some mixture and roll it into lemon-sized ball. Repeat the procedure until all the mixture gets converted into balls (ladoos).

• Store it as long as you wish.