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Tir ja Ladoo

Sesame seed and jaggery balls

Makesabout 20 ladoos
Timeabout 50 min

Wholesome sesame-and-jaggery ladoos tied to winter festivals: dry-roasted tir (till/sesame) seeds are folded into jaggery syrup boiled until it is thick and leaves the sides of the pan, and shaped into medium balls while the mixture is still hot. A mitho tea-time snack, always made for Sankranti.

Ingredients

Make

Method

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  1. Clean the sesame seeds.

  2. In a kadai (wok-style pan), roast the sesame seeds on a low flame, stirring continuously, until they start tempering (they begin to crackle and pop in the heat).

  3. Take the seeds off the flame and set them aside.

  4. In a deep pan, heat the jaggery on a medium flame, stirring until it melts and forms a thick syrup. When the syrup starts boiling and leaving the sides of the pan, add the roasted sesame seeds and mix well until thoroughly blended.

  5. Form medium-sized balls while the mixture is still hot.

  6. Let the ladoos cool, then use as required.

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Tips and variations

Chef's tip: the same mixture can be made into Tir ji Chikki.

Serve with

Served at room temperature; a tea-time snack. Always made during Sankranti, the kite-flying festival.

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Nutrition

Estimated

Per ladoo

200 kcal

Protein
5 g
Carbohydrate
20 g
Fat
13 g

We estimate about 20 ladoos from the weight of the dish.

Whole recipe

4,010 kcal

Protein
91 g
Carbohydrate
409 g
Fat
250 g

Everything in the ingredients list.

These are estimates, worked out from the amounts in the recipe and typical values for each ingredient. Portion sizes and the exact amount of oil, ghee or sugar can change them a lot. How we estimate

Good to know

Shelf life 3 weeks.

Where this recipe comes from

Recipe from Panja Khada by Bharat and Deepa Chachara.

See the original recipe and photos