Multigrain Laddoos
Sweet dishes are popular in all households. In India, It is also offered to a worshipped diety as a part of the worship(Puja)
I thought upon a sweet which can be nutritious, delicious and can be prepared without much hassle. That’s how I combined whole wheat, besan and Nachani and flavoured it some common spices. This way It contains a cereal(wheat), A pulse( gram) and millet (nachani). It provides protein , calcium, iron and some B-group vitamins making it wholesome for children and the entire family.
I could get coarsely ground flour of the above three grains which gave the laddoo a semolina or a Rava –like texture. You can use whatever is easily available in your locality.
Ingredients
Wheat flour- 1 cup
Besan or gram flour- 1 cup
Nachani flour - ½ cup
Powdered sugar -1 ½ cup
Cardamom, nutmeg and cinnamon powder mixture- 1 tspoon
Crushed almonds- as required
Ghee or clarified butter- ¾ cup
Method
In a deep bottomed and a thick kadai heat 2 tbsp of ghee and combine the flours in it. Roast over a slow flame for 35-40 minutes or till they change the colour to a deep shade and give out a delicious aroma. Cool. Combine spice powder, powdered sugar and rest of the ghee(melted) in the mixture, crushed almonds and make spherical laddoos. Store in an airtight container. Depending upon the size this mixture would make 15-20 laddoos and they keep fresh for over 15 days.
