Oats Sesame Ladoos

Recipe: Oats Sesame Ladoos

Oats Sesame Ladoos are full of healthy nuts, seeds and dates. These ladoos are easy to make, delicious, gluten free, provides energy and come together within 20 minutes. Without any refines sugar, I have added jaggery powder for some earthy flavour and as I make them for Makar Sankranti. Skip jaggery if you want to.
I like to prepare these ladoos for Makar Sankranti for those who don’t want to have sweets loaded with sugar or jaggery. The recipe takes care of the traditional requirement of enjoying til and gud. I add little gud for that reason. However, you can omit it altogether. If you don’t want to add ghee, add extra dates as they will add as the binder.

Happy Makar Sankranti

“Til-gul ghya ani gud gud bola”, which translates to ‘eat sesame seeds and jaggery and speak sweet words’.
 Makar Sankranti is a festival that bonds all communities and encourages us to love all. Lohri, Pongal, Makar Sankranti are the only festivals in India which is based on the solar calendar and not the lunar one. That means it falls on 14th January every year and sometimes on 15th. This is another festival celebrated by all in India, just the names vary – pongal, lohri, uttarayan, makar sankranti, maghi, khichdi. Day and night are equally long on this day.
The tradition of eating sesame seeds and jaggery during winter is considered good for health and provides required warmth to the body. Some parts of India like Gujarat, kites are flown on this auspicious day.

Some Makar Sankranti Recipes You May Like

TAL SANKARI/ TIL CHIKKI

Tal Sankari/ Til Chikki, a must have Indian sweet during the Makar Sankranti/ Uttarayan/ Lohri festival. Generally made during the winter season as it provides energy, is nourishing and keeps the body warm.

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TIL GUD KE LADOO | SESAME JAGGERY BALLS

Til Gud Ke Ladoo is an easy recipe whereby roasted sesame seeds are mixed with powdered jaggery, peanuts, coconut, spices and ghee and rolled into balls. Perfect recipe for the harvest season or Makar Sankranti. The best part of this recipe is that you don't need to make the jaggery syrup. Making jaggery syrup perfectly can be a challenge.

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CHOCOLATE SESAME FUDGE

Delectable, chocolatey and soft, Chocolate Sesame Fudge is a vegan take on the famous chocolate barfi or fudge.

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MOONG DAL KHICHDI

Moong Dal Khichdi is a wholesome, comforting and nutritious meal. Enjoy it with some vegetables, kadhi, papad and sliced onion.

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Dahi Chura

Nuts And Jaggery Brittle

Gulachi Poli |Tilgud Poli

Memories

In the year 2015, during our community ladies meeting, I learned how to make a proper kite for the first time. When I was teaching in school, we usually just painted on manila sheets or newspapers and made fake kites. So much technique is involved in making a kite… its all about aerodynamics. It was a fun activity. My partner and I added all sorts of decorations to make the kite attractive not realizing that we just made it heavier! Oh well, as I say, there is no age limit to learning new things. Do I know how to fly a kite? Not at all! Had never even heard of this festival when I was growing up. Came to know about it when I went to a boarding school in Mt. Abu.

Kids And Oats

Many children do not like to have oats. I too intially was like that. I hated the gooey, cold porridge. But then I learned how to make it the way I like it, with spices, fruits, nuts, etc. Now it is a comforting meal for me especially when it is cold. My kids too didn’t care much about oats when they were growing up. So always had to find ways to add it to their favourite foods. Check out some what I use to make for them.

BANANA PEANUT BUTTER & OATS SMOOTHIE

Banana Peanut Butter & Oats Smoothie is a deliciously, thick, filling and nutritious smoothie to enjoy as breakfast or as a snack. Suitable for both kids and adults.

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WHEAT ORANGE AND OAT COOKIES

Wheat Orange Oat Cookies, so delcious, crunchy and easy to bake. Full of oats and coconut, these cookies are perfect for the festive season.

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RAGI AND OAT PANCAKES

Enjoy a gluten free, nutritious breakfast with these no refined sugar pancakes. Sweetness comes from the over ripe banana.

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Sesame Seeds

Need about ¼ cup sesame seeds. Roast them in a pan over low to medium heat till they begin to pop. This takes about 1-2 minutes. Can roast them in the microwave oven for 1 minute.

Pumpkin Seeds

1 tbsp is enough. Roast them in a pan over low to medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Or roast them in the microwave oven for 1 minute.

Sunflower Seed or Melon Seeds

1 tbsp is enough. Roast them in a pan over low to medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Or roast them in the microwave oven for 1 minute.

Poppy Seeds

Optional. Roast them in a pan over low for 1 minute or till they begin to pop. In the microwave oven 30 seconds are enough.

Jaggery

Powdered jaggery or grated. I have used only 2 tbsp. Add more if you want to.

Cardamom Powder

Add according to your taste.

Ghee

I add about 1 tbsp ghee for the flavour and also because ghee is good for the bones. If you don’t want to add ghee then process the dates with the nuts and seeds without roasting it. Or you can use coconut oil or any oil of your choice. Vegans should not add ghee.

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