Til Ke Ladoo Recipe

4.84 from 12 votes

The cold season is here, calling for heavenly winter delicacies that bring health and energy to the body. And what could be better than these protein-packed Til Ke ladoo made with sesame seeds, peanuts, and coconut, in a mouth-watering combination of jaggery and a delightful flavoring of cardamoms?

Prep: 15

Cook: 15

Total: 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Gluten-free, Vegetarian

Servings: LADOOS

Calories: 198kcal

Author: Ruchi

Ingredients

1 cup White Sesame Seeds (Til)
½ cup Peanuts
¾ cup Desiccated unsweetened Coconut
¾ cup Jaggery
1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder
¾ cup Ghee melted
1 teaspoon Pistachios as a garnish

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Instructions

Add sesame seeds to a heavy-bottomed pan.
Dry roast sesame seeds on a medium flame until light brown and fragrant. It will take 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
Remove from heat and set aside.
To the same pan, add desiccated coconut. Coconut may get burned easily; therefore, keep stirring while roasting it. Dry roast for 1-2 minutes over medium-low heat.
Remove from heat and set aside.
Add peanuts to the same pan. Roast the peanuts for 3-4 minutes over medium heat.
During dry roasting, you can hear the skin crackle, and it will start to fall off the peanuts. Take it off the heat.
Allow it to cool. Once comfortable to touch, rub the peanuts in between your palms to get rid of their skin.
Transfer it to a fine mesh strainer and shake off the skin.
Transfer the husked peanuts to a food processor.
Grind them until it resembles a coarse meal. Remove the crushed peanuts and set them aside.
Now add sesame seeds to the food processor.
Ground them into a fine powder.
Combine crushed peanuts and ground sesame seeds in a large mixing bowl.
Add roasted coconut.
Add cardamom powder.
Now add jaggery powder.
Finally, adds slivered pistachios or the nuts of your choice.
Add ghee.
Tip — Do not add all of it at once. Start with ½ cup and then gradually keep adding as needed. You may need to add more or less of it depending on the coarseness of the pulsed ingredients.
Mix all the ingredients.
After assembling all the ingredients, kneading the ladoo mixture with hands will help release the oils from the sesame seeds, peanuts, and coconut, thus helping the ladoos to bind well.
Take a golf-sized mix into your palms and roll them into spherical-shaped ladoos.
Repeat the same with the remaining mix and shape all the ladoos.
Garnish with slivered pistachios and serve.

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Notes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I flavor these Til Ke Laddus?

I haven’t added any flavoring as the sesame seeds, coconut, and cardamom powder flavors are quite aromatic for these delicious ladoos. But if you want more flavoring, add rose water or kewra essence to these ladoos.

What can I use instead of jaggery?

You can substitute jaggery with regular sugar or dried pitted dates. Pulse the dates correctly and add them to the ladoos mixture. Mix it thoroughly and then shape the mixture into ladoos.

How can I store these delicious Tilgud laddus?

These Tilgud ladoos can be stored in an air-tight container in a cool and dry place at room temperature. They stay fresh for about a couple of weeks. If you want to keep them for an extended time, refrigerate them in an air-tight container.

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