Choco millet laddu recipe

CHOCO MILLET LADDU RECIPE

Bangalore resident Lakshmi S is a homemaker and the founder of Anupaati Homemade foods.

This snack is not only healthy but can be rustled up quickly for hungry children! It can also be a nutritious snack for adults (you could choose to drop cocoa powder from the ingredients list). These laddus are rich in protein and fibre – the perfect healthy option to munch on to satisfy your sweet cravings.

 Ingredients:
– 1/4th cup each of foxtail millet flour, barnyard millet flour, ragi flour, pearl millet flour (even better if u can get the sprouted ones, i sprout these at home)
– ¼ th cup cocoa powder, unsweetened (can be optional, kids like it anyway!)
– 12 each, chopped almonds, cashew nuts
– 12 raisins
-2 tbsp ghee
– 3/4th cup organic jaggery powder
– ½ tsp cardamom powder

 Method:

1. Add the ghee to a pan and heat gently
2. Roast the dry fruits in ghee until golden brown. Remove and keep aside
3. Now in the same pan, add all the flours and cocoa powder and roast till the raw smell is gone. Stir continuously to avoid burning on low flame.
4. Add the roasted dry fruits and cardamom powder, mix well and switch off the flame
5. Empty this mixture into another plate
6. Add the jaggery powder and mix well
7. Make small balls out of this mixture to form Laddus. Add a little ghee if needed (if the mixture is too dry to hold the shape of a ball)