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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Ellurundai / ellu urundai / Til ke Laddoo

Sesame seed sweet ball (Winter laddu). It is a suitable dessert that warms up our body during winter season. Narimedu (Madurai special)

Ingredients:


  • White Sesame seeds : 1 cup
  • Jaggery (gud) : 1 cup
  • Grated dry coconut : 1/2 cup (Optional)
  • Peanuts (groundnuts) : 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom Powder : 1 tsp
  • Ghee : 1 tbsp

Procedure:

  • Roast the sesame seeds till golden brown.
  • Roast the grated coconut.
  • Roast the groundnuts and coarsely powder them.
  • Melt jaggery in a heavy bottomed pan, add 1 tbsp of ghee and stir.
  • On boiling, add all other ingredients and stir.
  • Remove from flame.
  • Grease your hands with a little ghee and make laddoos when the mixture is of bearable warmth. You can heat again a little, if mixture becomes cold.
  • Laddus can be stored for 10 to15 days in an air-tight container.