“Sesame seeds ladoo is a age-old traditional ladoos that are made in most parts of Indian homes. In Telugu we call it as nuvvula vunda and in Hindi its called til ke ladoo. As Makar Sankranti is around the corner, sharing my moms simple recipe.” Haritha

Sesame seeds are a good source of dietary fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper and more …

Sesame seed ladoo is a healthy snack option for kids especially in winters as it produces heat and energy to the body. During special occasions like weddings and baby showers we share these Sesame seeds ladoo with family and friends along with other goodies.

That’s it your sesame seeds ladoos are ready to enjoy.

• Course: Dessert, Snack
• Cusine: Indian
• Preperation Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 5 minutes
• Servings: 4

Ingredients

• Sesame Seeds: 1 Cup
• Jaggery Grated: ¾-1 Cup
• Cardamom powder: ¹⁄₄ teaspoon optional
• Cashew pieces: few optional
• Water: ¼ cup

Instructions

In a Pan, dry roast sesame seeds on low-medium heat stirring continuously.
They change the color and puff little bit.

Take the seeds in a bowl and keep aside.

In the same pan, heat the water and add grated jaggery.
Once the jaggery melts, strain the jaggery liquid(to remove if any debris)

In a pan over medium heat take this jaggery liquid (two string consistency ) and let it boil till it forms a soft ball when dropped in water. Now take away the pan aside and quickly add cardamom and roasted sesame seeds mix it well.

Transfer it into greased plate.Take one tablespoon of mixture and make into small ladoos.

Make sure you make all the ladoos while the mix is still warm.

Recipe Notes

Tips: You can add 1 cup of jaggery,  if you like your ladoos to be on more sweeter side(I added ¾ cup).

• The same recipe is used to make chikki as well. 
• Wait till the mixture reaches to temp that its not too hot(as it can burn your palms).
• If the mixture is cooled then its impossible to make ladoos.
• Before making each ladoo you can touch ghee and rub your palms  and make ladoo as this will give a smooth and shinny ladoos.
• You can use palm jaggery instead of jaggery(unrefined cane sugar).
• They stay good for almost a month in airtight box on counter.