Sesame Oats Ladoo

The small little sweet round balls called 'ladoos' are almost every Indian's favourite sweet. As the tradition says, we celebrate the turn of seasons on the holy day of Makar Sankranti. Welcome the long days of sun by preparing Sesame Oats Ladoo on this day and enhance your festive celebration. Having a lot of sweets is not considered good for health.

So, here comes a simple ladoo recipe which is sweet and healthy, both at the same time. Sesame Oats Ladoo is a healthy alternative which you could consider while craving for something sweet to have. Sesame has numerous health benefits. It is known that sesame seeds provide warmth to one's body. They are full of protein, fibre and calcium. Also, sesame seeds beautify and improvises one's skin texture. As the name says, Oats is another essential nutritious ingredient used in preparation of this sweet. Oats maintain good cholesterol level. They are full of fibre and they also help in weight loss. It will hardly take half an hour to prepare this delightful sweet. It is a simple recipe. Follow the steps carefully and prepare this sweet soon for your loved ones. You could also prepare this sweet while you organise lunch or dinner party. Another great thing about this sweet is that, it has a good shelf life. Make sure you store the remaining in an air tight container. Make this sweet soon and relish its awesome taste with your loved ones.Recipe: Foodhall

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup oats

25 black dates

15 almonds

3 tablespoon sesame seeds

2 digestive biscuits

3 tablespoon honey

3 tablespoon ghee

2 tablespoon coconut

1/2 teaspoon green cardamom

How to make Sesame Oats Ladoo

Step 1

To prepare this toothsome ladoo, first, take a small sized pan and place it on low flame. Then, add 1 tablespoon of ghee in it and roast oats in it.

Step 2

Now, grind almonds, sesame seeds, oats and biscuits with the help of a grinder. Grind until you get a fine powder.

Step 3

Next, de seed the dates and grind them separately to make a paste. Do not make use of water.

Step 4

Now, transfer the oats powder (step 2) in a large sized bowl. Also, add the dates paste (step 3) in it. Mix well and then add some grated coconut along with remaining ghee in it. Then, add honey in the bowl and mix well (you may use condensed milk instead of honey).

Step 5

Next, make medium sized round balls from the mixture and coat them with remaining desiccated coconut, your ladoos are ready. You may add 1 teaspoon of extra ghee and honey if the ladoos are hard to roll and bind.