- 1 cup oats
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- ¼ cup sesame seeds roasted
- ¼ cup jaggery
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- 2-3 tablespoon ghee roasted nuts
Roasting
Take a pan and put it on low to medium heat. Add the white sesame seeds to the pan. The pan should not be too hot, but should be kept at a low temperature.
Roast the sesame seeds over a low heat. Stir at regular intervals.
After roasting keep them aside.
In the same pan roast oats for 2-3 minutes on medium heat. Keep them stirring you want rawness of oats gone.
Once roasted keep them aside to cool.
When Oats are cool enough grind them to make oats powder.
Making jaggery syrup
Combine the powdered or grated jaggery and water in the same pan or kadai.
Switch on heat on low.
Continue to mix the jaggery until it dissolves in the water.
Simmer the jaggery and water solution over low heat. It will begin to bubble initially.
Combing To Make the laddu
After the steps, add powdered oats, sesame seeds, coconut, dried fruits and cardamom powder into the jaggery syrup. Switch off the heat and mix it thoroughly.
Begin shaping til laddu from the ingredients while it is still hot. If it's too hot, wait a minute before forming the laddu. To mould the ladoo, spread some oil or water in your palms.
Store the laddoos in an airtight container or serve it and enjoy.
- Sesame seeds should be roasted till they crackle and become crunchy. Make sure they don't brown.
- Do not allow the final mixture to cool completely. Make laddu while mixture is still slightly warm to shape and bind laddu properly.
Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg