Chef of the day: Shravya ( BCT&CA 2nd Year)

Ingredients:

500 gms    Sesame Seeds

450 gms      Jaggery

125 gms      Oats

25 ml          Ghee

25 gms        Almonds

25 gms        Cashew nuts

25 ml          Milk

5 gms          Green Cardamom

Method:

  1. Dry roast sesame seeds in a heavy bottomed pan till the rawness goes.
  2. Remove onto a wide plate and allow to cool.
  3. Dry roast the oats and on low flame for 5 mins. Cool it on a plate.
  4. In the same pan, add ghee and heat it till hot. Add the almonds and cashew nuts roast on low flame for 5 mins. Remove onto a plate and cool.
  5. Grind the almonds, oats and cashew nuts till coarse. Remove onto a bowl.
  6. Grind the cardamom to a fine powder and add it to the oats & nuts powder.
  7. Now blend the sesame seeds for 5-6 seconds to a coarse texture. Add the grated jaggery and blend till combined.
  8. Add 25 ml milk and blend. You can see the oil (sesame seeds) oozing out of the mixture.
  9. Remove onto a plate and add the oats powder, cashew and almonds powder. Mix and make small balls with this mixture.
  10. Using the palm, roll the balls tight and keep it aside. Repeat the same till all the balls are rolled similarly.
  11. Store the laddus in refrigerator for an hour before they are served.