Recipe- Healthy To Eat Ragi Ladoo

Ragi ladoo (nachni ladoo / finger millet laddu) is a delicious refined sugar-free treat made with ragi, almonds, and jaggery. These healthy and nutritious ladoos are great for snacks and sweet cravings. They are great make-ahead snacks that are easy to eat and can be packed in lunch boxes.

Ingredients

1 cup ragi flour (finger millet flour)
½ cup almonds
2 tablespoon sesame seeds
¼ tablespoon dried coconut
3 tablespoon ghee
½ - ¾ cup jaggery
½ teaspoon cardamom powder

Method

- Dry roast almonds in a frying pan until they are crispy. Set aside and let it cool completely

- Next, dry roast sesame seeds until they are light brown. Set aside and let it cool completely

- Next, dry roast desiccated coconut until they are light brown. Set aside and let it cool completely

- Grind the almonds, sesame seeds, and desiccated coconut once they are cooled. Grind into a slightly coarse powder

- Heat ghee in the frying pan and let it melt completely

- Add ragi once the ghee is melted

- Fry on low-to-medium heat for 12-15 minutes, until the raw smell goes

- The ragi is done when it starts to come together and the ghee begins to release

- Add cardamom powder and mix well

- Turn off the flame

- Add jaggery and mix well. The jaggery should just melt and mix with ragi. The heat in ragi is sufficient

- Combine the ragi with the powdered almond. Mix well

- While the mixture is still warm, pinch out small portions of the mixture and make round ladoo

- Serve immediately or store in an air-tight container