Saturday, February 3, 2018

TILGUL / TIL KE LADDOO / SANKRANTI SPECIAL


TilguL or Til ke laddoo is a sweet prepared during Sankranti festival. Roasted sesame seeds are cooked in thick jaggery syrup and made into laddoos (balls) You can also add some mixed nuts, peanuts or raisins if you like. I have tweaked the recipe a bit and added little milk powder to give body to the laddooos. It is one of the traditional dish of Chattisgarh.
This month our group, " Shhhhhh Cooking Secretly" is doing the Chattisgarh Cuisine. My partner Seema Doraiswamy Sreeram who blogs at "Mildly Indian" chose perfect ingredients for me, Sesame Seeds and Jaggery appropriate for Sankranti. Do visit her lovely space to check out delicious recipes.

Ingredients:
White sesame seeds ... 1 cup
Chopped nuts ............. 1/4 cup
Jaggery powder ......... 1 cup (I used organic jaggery)
Cardamom powder ..... 1/4 tsp
Milk powder ............... 2 tbsps (optional - not in the recipe but I have added)
Salt .......................... 1 pinch
Desi ghee / clarified butter ... 1 tbsp

Method:

Dry roast the Sesame seeds and set aside.







Dry roast the nuts (cashews, almonds and pistachios)







In a pan take jaggery and add 1/2 cup water. let it boil.







Simmer until it starts bubbling and becomes very thick.






Test it by dropping a bit in cold water. It should form into a lump.









Now add the roasted sesame seeds, nuts, pinch of salt, cardamom powder and milk powder.






Stir well to mix. Switch off the gas and keep stirring until it cools down.






When it is cold enough to handle make laddoos of the desired size.








 See the recipe video :





Yield : 5-6 laddoos
Note: The milk powder is my addition and you can skip it. You can also add a pinch of nutmeg powder if you like.

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51 comments:

  1. These ladoos are my all time favorite :)
    Wanna grab all now, yummy !!

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  2. Til with Jaggery makes a superb combination and especially needed by the body during winters to stay warm. Beautiful looking ladoos. I liked the addition of the milk powder in the recipe.

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  3. Keep doing great job mam. Such a delicious & tasty dessert recipe. I am Sumit from India a food & travel blogger. I hope you will like by blog indiatourfood.com

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    1. Thanks for the compliment Sumit. I did visit your blog and liked it.. I love to travel and will surely get some guidance from there.

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  4. Perfect til ladoos not just for Makar Sankranti but also as a healthy treat any day. I learnt the trick of adding milk or milk powder to til and nut ladoos from my mum to make them a bit soft.

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    1. Thank you Mayuri.. So adding milk powder indeed was a right thing I was doing because our moms and grand mothers were so experienced in making sweets.

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  5. Oh, my Mom used to make this when we were young, but I never learnt how to make this delicious sweet. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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  6. Ladoos look perfect and completely its a healthy treat. Loved the addition of milk powder.

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  7. The laddoos look so perfect and delicious! :)

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  8. Such a prefectly rolled laddoos, extremely irresistible and dangerously addictive.

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  9. I love these ladoos. Perfectly made will love to try them but now in the next season.

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  10. My favorite ladoo ......... It was a great to know that each state cuisine of India has this ladoo......

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    1. Yes.. even in Sindhi cuisine we have til ka laddoo that we make during Sankranti (Uttarayan)

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  11. Laddu looks tempting. Loved the idea of adding milk powder. Jaggery sweets are my favourite. Its not only delicious but also a healthy treat for winter.

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  12. Love TIL gur laddos and these are looking so temptin.

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    1. Thank you Soma.. Til sweets are really delicious.

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  13. Laddoos looks delicious & perfect healthy treat.

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  14. The ladoos have come out so well.This is one of my favorite dessert. Very nice share Shobha!

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  15. I love a well-made til laddu. Occasionally, I get lazy and shape it like a chikki. :D

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    1. Chikki tastes good as well.. finally it is the taste that matters.

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  16. These are usually made during sankranti. They are tasty snacks to binge on. Yours looks delicious.

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    1. Thanks Jayashree.. I had made them for Sankranti only.. but the post came late.

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  17. I love til ke laddoos... you have made it so well and looks really tempting...

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  18. these are my favourite. my problem is that i just cant have enough of it.

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  19. Til and Jaggery , very yum and healthy combination.. love this ladoos... Delicious

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  20. These till ladoos are just awesome, delicious and yummy!

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  21. Wish I could have one right now with my cup of after-lunch-tea 😊 Jaggery is my favourite choice of sweetener. I'm so glad you have used Jaggery in this recipe.

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  22. These ladoos are one of the healthiest snack for kids..love the variety of ladoos we have

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  23. Healthy snack with very good ingredients.. till and organic jaggery are such an addictive combination..

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  24. One of my favourite ladoos of all time, but getting the syrup to right consistency is the key and I am always worried about. Your recipe looks perfect to try.

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    1. Thanks Renu.. I also rarely make a sweet. So for me too it is the same whenever I make it whether it will turn out perfect or not.

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  25. I love the idea of using milk powder. It should have tasted so creamy and delicious. Happy Sankranthi to you and your family!

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    1. Yes Sandhya.. It also give a body to the laddoos.. they are easily breakable.

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  26. Til ladoos are always my fav and can gorge on them anytime especially white til ..I liked how you have used milk powder to qct as a binding agent else it is difficult to shape til into ladoo form .

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