12 January, 2018

Til Laddu|Sesame Seeds Ladoos|Tilgul|Ellu Unde

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Til Laddu|Sesame seeds laddu are called Tilgul in Marathi and Ellu Unde in Kannada.

Same name for the same delicious ladoos traditionally made for Makar Sankranti.

Ellu Unde

Wish you all a Very Happy Sankranti!

Tilgul ghya and good bola!

Ellu bele  togond ellu bella hante ironu!

For Sankranti, we eat a lot of jaggery and sesame seeds. There are different ways of making these sweets with the 2 ingredients. This is what I have tried in the past

• Til/Sesame Seeds Chikki` Sankranti Special
• Til/Sesame Seeds Laddo ~ Sankranti Special

Of all the recipes I like these as it does not involve making hot syrup and then rolling the hot balls into small spheres called ladoo, laddu or unde as traditionally made for Sankranti!

In the past, I have made these using mortar and pestle my Mother-in-Law’  old one. Since I have not maintained the mortar and pestle, it is on its last leg of life. So now, I have to make these laddus in the mixer. Me happy as this takes minimum effort for the same result. So basically, this is the same recipe as here only the method is different.

Til/ sesame seeds Ladoos/Tilgul/Ellu Unde

• Serves: 24 pieces
• Preparation time:  5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup til/sesame seeds, roasted
• ¼ cup groundnuts roasted & peeled
•  ¼ cup dry coconut roasted (khobra/khobri)
• 1 cup jaggery, grated ( I used a little less than 1 cup)
• Cardamom seeds/elichi peeled

Method:

• In the mixer jar with the dry blade, make powders of til/sesame seeds, ground nuts, dry coconut and cardamom.  I did not grind all the til/ sesame seeds. Just mixed them up with the powders.
• Transfer to a plate or a bowl.
• Add the jaggery in a mixer and run it once or twice. The jaggery will be sticky. Add about 1-2 tablespoons of the dry powder and run the mixer.
• Remove to the same bowl in which you have kept the dry powders.
• Add the dry powder once again and run the mixer. This will get all the jaggery out.
• Knead the powders in the jaggery until it forms a dough.
• Pinch small balls of the dough and make balls.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.

Tilgul

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Til/ Sesame Seeds Ladoos/Tilgul/Ellu Unde

For Makar Sankranti, this seasonal sweet of sesame seeds and jaggery is made traditionally.

Prep Time5 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Bachelor Recipes, Dessert, Festival Cooking, Healthy Foods, Kid-Friendly

Cuisine: Indian, Karnataka, Maharashatrian

Keyword: Ellu Unde, Festive Cooking, Sankranti Sweets, Sesame seed Ladoo, Til Ladoos, Tilgul, Winter Special

Servings: 24 pieces

Ingredients

• 1 cup Til/ sesame seeds roasted
• ¼ cup Groundnuts roasted and peeled
• ¼ cup dry coconut (khobra/khobri) roasted
• 1 cup Jaggery grated ( I used a little less than 1 cup)
• Cardamom seeds/elichi peeled

Instructions

• In the mixer jar with the dry blade, make powders of til/sesame seeds, ground nuts, dry coconut and cardamom. I did not grind all the til/ sesame seeds.
• Transfer to a plate or a bowl.
• Add the jaggery in a mixer and run it once or twice. The jaggery will be sticky. Add about 1-2 tablespoons of the dry powder and run the mixer.
• Remove to the same bowl in which you have kept the dry powders.
• Add the dry powder once again and run the mixer. This will get all the jaggery out.
• Knead the powders in the jaggery until it forms a dough.
• Pinch small balls of the dough and make balls.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.

Notes

• The groundnuts, sesame seeds have to be cold when making these ladoos.

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