Sesame seeds ladoo or til ladoo recipe with jaggery. These ladoo are prepared traditionally with jaggery or palm jaggery flavored lightly with cardamom powder. They are one of the best healthy Indian sweets for kids and adults too, that can be prepared at any time during festive season or as a snack for your kids school box or as an after school nutrition booster.
Sesame seeds are called as nuvvulu in telugu, ellu in kannada and til in hindi. They are a good source of calcium, Iron, magnesium and many other nutrients. For best absorption of nutrients by the body, sesame seeds must be consumed in ground or powdered form. These ladoos are one of the best and healthy ways to enjoy the seeds in ground form.
There are different varieties of white sesame seeds available in the market. Some taste bitter, so use the best quality ones that taste nutty and fresh without bitterness. You can replace jaggery with dates or coconut sugar or palm jaggery. Each lend a different taste and flavor.
I love to use a fistful of peanuts, you can make variations to this recipe by adding dry roasted desiccated coconut, oats , poppy seeds or cashews and almonds.
How to make sesame seeds ladoo or til ke ladoo
I dry roast the sesame seeds first, cool them and put them to a fine mess sieve to remove tiny particles of debris that usually come with sesame seeds. Powder them first and then add jaggery and cardamom powder to the same jar and blend well. Transfer to a plate, add roasted and skinned peanuts, mix and make ladoos. This recipe yields 12 medium sized balls.
For more healthy ladoo recipes check
badam ladoo
ragi ladoo
raisin nut balls
walnut ladoo
coconut ladoo
sesame seeds ladoo or til ke ladoo recipe below
Sesame seeds ladoo recipe | Til ladoo | Til ke ladoo with jaggery
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 1 cup sesame seeds
- 1/8 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 handful peanuts or almonds or cashews
- 1/2 cup jaggery grated, or palm jaggery / sugar or chopped dates (can add few tbsps. more)
How to make the recipe
- Dry roast sesame seeds till you begin to get a nice aroma. Set these aside to cool.
- Meanwhile dry roast peanuts and cool them. Rub peanuts lightly with the bottom of a glass for the skin to become loose. Remove the skin and keep aside.
- Grind sesame seeds and jaggery together with cardamom powder to a fine powder
- Transfer this to a plate, add skinned peanuts and mix.
- Take small portions and roll them to balls
- Store sesame seeds ladoo in an air tight jar and handle with moist free hands.
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Vikas pandey says
Hi, sounds really good.
How will it stick together the final laddu, j mean there is no liquid to bind, do weix ghee and water in the end.
swasthi says
Hi Vikas
After blending the sesame seeds will release some oil and the jaggery adds some moisture. The mixture will just bind well without having to add anything. If it doesn’t it means the sesame is not blended well.
Asha says
Hi. I wish to try this recipe for my kid. Do v have to add water or make jaggery syrup? Without moisture ie. Without water will we be able to roll it into balls and will it hold the shape? Thank u
swasthi says
Hi Asha
Yes Do try. No need to add water or make syrup. Just the healthy oils in sesame seeds will bind the ladoo. To understand better You can check this post of oats sesame seeds ladoo. I have shown the step by step pictures there. You may also like this dates sesame ladoo. HOpe this helps
Asha says
Thank u. I will surely try this.
Annette says
The til ladoos came very nice except that there was a bitter taste in the end
swasthi says
Hi Annette,
Glad to know the ladoos turned out nice. I think some variety of sesame seeds have that slight bitter taste, probably the not mature seeds must be the reason as well. Next time try with a different brand.Thanks for the feedback
bini says
delicious til ke ladoo. My kids love it. thank u for the recipe.
swasthi says
welcome Bini,
Iam glad your kids loved it
veenashankar says
so healthy and tasty ladoo