New Delhi: With the new year just beginning, everyone is in the mood for celebration! To continue everyone’s party spirit, the festive season is just around the corner. The first month of the year marks the onset of the harvest season for farmers. The harvest festival celebrated in northern India is Lohri. It is a very popular Punjabi festival celebrated on 13th January. On the day of Lohri, devotees light up bonfires, sing, and dance to pay respect to the Dulha Batti.
To celebrate Lohri, people gather up and light bonfires together and offer popcorn or peanuts to the flames. A lot of traditional Punjabi food, like Sarson ka Saag and Makki ki Roti, is made to make the celebrations more grand. No festival is complete without dessert! The perfect sweet to make for Lohri would be til ka laddu. Try this Til Ke Laddu recipe for Lohri this festive season!
How to make Til ke laddu
Here’s a rundown of how you can make these delicious Til ke laddu!
Ingredients
⅓ cup white sesame seeds – 50 grams, unhulled or hulled
¼ cup peanuts
¼ cup desiccated coconut
½ cup powdered jaggery or grated jaggery (heaped) – 100 grams
3 tablespoons of water
¼ teaspoon cardamom powder (ground cardamom)
Water or oil—a bit for greasing the palms
Instructions
Follow these simple instructions to get the perfect til ka laddu for Lohri this year!
Dry roasting ingredients
Start by roasting the white sesame seeds in a kadhai on a low heat flame and keep stirring in intervals.
The sesame seeds pop and change colour. On a low heat, this takes about 2 to 3 minutes. Do not brown them.
Then add the peanuts and start dry roasting them on a low heat, stirring often until they become crunchy and get a few black spots or blisters on them.
Remove the peanuts in a mortar and pestle or on a plate and allow them to cool.
In the same pan, add the desiccated coconut and stir continuously to roast the coconut until it becomes light golden or golden.
Switch off the heat remove from the pan and set aside.
When the peanuts have cooled, crush them coarsely or crush them in a dry grinder.
Add the coarsely crushed peanuts to the roasted coconut and sesame seeds. Next, add the cardamom powder, mix very well, and set aside.
Making jaggery syrup
In the same pan or kadai, take the powdered jaggery or grated jaggery and water.
Keep the kadai on the stovetop on low heat.
Keep on stirring the jaggery so that it dissolves in the water. On low heat, simmer this jaggery and water solution. It will start bubbling first.
You have to continue to cook till you come to a softball stage in the jaggery solution.
To check the softball stage, take some water in a small bowl. Drop a bit of jaggery solution in the water.
The water will cool the jaggery syrup, and when you remove it, the consistency will be sticky and form a soft ball.
Making til ke laddu
At this stage, switch off the heat and add the dry roasted mixture of sesame seeds, desiccated coconut, crushed peanuts and cardamom powder.
Mix the dry roasted mixture with the jaggery solution thoroughly.
Keep the pan on your work surface or kitchen countertop.
When the mixture is still hot, begin to shape til laddu from it. If too hot, then wait for a minute and then form the laddu.
Spread some oil or water in your palms to shape the laddu. If you are not able to shape laddu when the mixture is too hot, wait for some seconds and then shape the laddu.
You can also use a ½ to 1 tablespoon measuring spoon for scooping the mixture and making the til ke laddu Then just shape the laddu once you scoop them out.
For the last batch, scrape the sides very well and then make til laddu from it.
Make all the til laddu this way. Store in an airtight jar at room temperature.
Serve til ke laddu during Makar Sankranti or have them as a sweet snack! Quickly make these Til ke laddus for Lohri instead of buying them from the market.
Celebrate Lohri and Makar Sankranti with homemade Til Ke Laddu. Our easy recipe combines sesame seeds, jaggery, peanuts, and coconut for a delicious traditional sweet. Try it now! Food & Drink Lifestyle News -Fashion Trends, Beauty Tips, Celebrity Party News, Relationship advice, Travel and Food Tips
