Til Gud Ke Ladoo

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Chef :

Chef Tripti Saxena

Til Gud Ke Ladoo

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Ingredient

145 grams

cardamom powder (choti elaichi powder)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Roasting sesame seeds to make til gud ladoo:- before you begin, take the sesame seeds (til) in a plate. then heat a thick bottomed pan. keep the flame to low or medium and add 1 cup white sesame seeds.on a low flame, stirring often roast the sesame seeds.the sesame seeds should become crunchy. so do roast well. you will also hear their crackling and popping sound when being roasted.roast for 4 to 5 min on a low flame. and they should be crisp and crunchy.then remove them in a plate.

* Step 2

Making til gud ladoo mixture:- now add them in a grinder jar.add 1/2 cup heaped jaggery powder and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder.run grinder or mixer for a few seconds and then stop. check the consistency. scrape the sides and add in the jar. you can also use the pulse option in your grinder.

* Step 3

Continue in the same way, till you get a consistency in the mixture, where a bit of oil releases from the sesame seeds. take a small portion of the mixture in your hands and then press. it should hold shape and not crumble. don’t grind at one stretch or grind too much as then much oil will be released from the mixture.

* Step 4

Shaping til gud ke ladoo:- now remove the ladoo mixture in a plate.now take a small portion of the til ladoo mixture in your palms and begin to shape it into ladoos. make ladoos with the rest of the mixture. this recipe yields 14 to 15 til ladoos. the ladoo is ready.

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