Makar Sankranti is an important festival in Hinduism, when the Sun God moves from Sagittarius to Capricorn. This year, the festival of Makar Sankranti will be celebrated on 14 January 2025. Bathing in Ganga, donating and worshiping on this day increases a person’s fortune. On Makar Sankranti, people like to make khichdi and laddus made of sesame, jaggery, and saffron. If you also want to make this festival special, then the recipe for making sesame-jaggery laddus given here will prove helpful for you.
Material:
- 250 grams sesame seeds
- 250 grams jaggery
- 2 tbsp cashew nuts
- 2 tbsp almonds
- 7 to 8 ground small cardamoms
- 2 tsp ghee
Method of preparation:
- First of all, heat a heavy bottomed pan, add thoroughly cleaned sesame seeds and fry on medium flame while stirring continuously till they turn light brown.
- Take out the roasted sesame seeds in a plate and let it cool slightly. After this, lightly crush half the sesame seeds and mix the whole and crushed sesame seeds together.
- Now heat one spoon of ghee in the pan and let the jaggery melt on low flame. As soon as the jaggery melts, turn off the flame.
- When the jaggery cools down slightly, mix roasted and crushed sesame seeds in it well. Now add cashews, almonds and cardamom powder and mix well.
- Your mixture for making laddus is ready. Take it out from the pan in a plate and let it cool.
- Apply ghee to your hands and grease them and then take about a tablespoon of the laddu mixture and make round laddus.
- Your delicious sesame-jaggery laddus are ready! Leave them to set in open air for 4-5 hours.
In this way, you can share special moments with your family and friends by making sesame-jaggery laddus on the festival of Makar Sankranti.
