Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits)
Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe is the Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits. Dinkache ladoo are made using whole wheat flour, skinned and split black gram (Urad dal) flour , edible gum , dry fruits (dry dates , grated dry coconut , nuts), sugar and ghee. All the ingredients used in the recipe provide warmth and energy to our body which is much required during winters.
Ingredients
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3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
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1 cup White Urad Dal (Split)
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1 cup Dessicated Coconut
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1 cup Dry dates powder (kharik pud)
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1-1/2 cups Sugar
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or 1 cup powdered Jaggery
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1 cup Ghee
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1 cup Mixed nuts
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(Almonds
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Walnuts and Cashew nuts)
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1/2 cup Gond (natural gum)
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1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
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1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg powder
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1 teaspoon Dry ginger powder
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits), heat a heavy bottom pan and dry roast the split and skinned black gram on a low to medium flame for 7-10 minutes
Step 2
Keep stirring the dal to ensure it is been roasted evenly and it does not catch the bottom of the pan
Step 3
You will get a nice aroma while you roast the dal
Step 4
Remove the roasted dal in a plate
Step 5
On cooling, grind to a fine powder using a grinder
Step 6
Grate the dry coconut using grater and keep aside
Step 7
Take edible gum in a grinder jar and make a fine powder
Step 8
Similarly powder the sugar and keep aside
Step 9
Dry roast the dry fruits on low to medium flame for about 3- 5 minutes
Step 10
On cooling coarsely grind them or chop them
Step 11
Heat the same heavy bottom large wok , add 1/2 cup ghee and to it add the powdered urad dal
Step 12
Fry on low flame until pink in color
Step 13
This may take around 5 minutes
Step 14
Now add the whole wheat flour to the roasted urad dal in batches and keep stirring continuously
Step 15
Roast the wheat flour for about 4-5 minutes without adding more ghee
Step 16
To the roasted urad dal and wheat flour, add the powdered edible gum
Step 17
Roast for 2-3 minutes
Step 18
Now add the powdered dried dates
Step 19
Roast for 1-2 minutes
Step 20
(In many Indian groceries, you can get powdered dry dates easily
Step 21
In case you do not find, it can be made at home
Step 22
De seed the dried dates ( chuara/ Kharik )
Step 23
Now cut into small pieces using a sharp knife or scissors
Step 24
Put the chopped pieces of dried dates into a grinder jar or food processor to get a coarse powder )Now add grated dried coconut followed by the chopped nuts to the mixture and keep stirring the entire mixture using a large ladle
Step 25
Now put off the heat and add the powdered sugar followed by the dry ginger powder and the sweet masala
Step 26
Blend everything very well
Step 27
If not making the ladoos as offering to God, you can taste the ladoo mixture at this stage
Step 28
Now our ladoo mixture is ready
Step 29
Add the remaining melted 1/2 cup ghee to it as needed
Step 30
Mix well and check by taking handful of mixture in your palms, if you are able to bind ladoos, do not add more ghee
Step 31
If you are not able to form a ball shape then you can add all the remaining ghee
Step 32
Roll between the palm to give a round shape
Step 33
Make all the ladoos similarly while still warm
Step 34
As once the mixture cools down, then the ghee solidifies making it difficult to bind the ladoos
Step 35
This happens especially in the area where the temperature is low
Step 36
On cooling keep the ladoos in air tight containers and store at room temperature
Step 37
Serve Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits) with Badam Kheer Recipe (Spiced Almond Milk) or Turmeric Milk Recipe (Haldi Doodh) for a winter breakfast