Til or sesame laddoos are prepared especially during Makara Sankranti festival and on some other religious occasions in Bharat as an offering to god and goddess.

Ingredients:

1 cup white/black sesame seeds / Ellu / til

1-cup jaggery

¼-cup water

Instructions:

·      Firstly, in a pan dry roast 1 cup white/black sesame seeds.

·      Next, in a pan take 1 cup jaggery and ¼ cup water. Keeping the flame on low stir well and dissolve jaggery and boil the jaggery syrup for 5 minutes. Now drop the jaggery syrup into a bowl of water and try to make a ball.

·      Then, turn off the flame and add roasted sesame seeds.

·      Combine well making sure everything combines well.

·      Allow to cool for 5 minutes or till the mixture thickens.

·      Grease your hand with little ghee and prepare laddoos of size of your choice.

·      Finally, serve til laddoos to taste and store in an airtight container and enjoy for a month.

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