Nagli/Ragi Laddu Recipe
Nagli/Ragi Laddu is a healthy snack especially for kids. This sweet is a delicious way to feed them the nutritious grain-Nagli as well as dates. Adjust the quantities of the dates and the other add ons to your taste. Use freshly milled Nagli flour for best results. This is also a great recipe to involve kids in the kitchen, to make the laddus themselves. Nagli Laddu makes for a scrumptious after school snack or a snack box treat.
Ingredients
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250 grams Ragi Flour (Finger Millet/ Nagli)
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1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
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250 grams Dates
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soft seedless
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finely chopped
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1/4 cup Jaggery
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powdered
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1/4 cup Ghee
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4 tablespoons Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali)
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roasted and powdered
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3 teaspoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds)
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roasted and powdered
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2 tablespoon Dry coconut (kopra)
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grated
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Dry Fruits
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as required
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finely chopped or crushed
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Mixed nuts
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as required
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finely chopped or crushed
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2 tablespoons Milk
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Nagli/Ragi Laddu recipe, heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan
Step 2
Roast the flours in the ghee till you get the typical aroma
Step 3
Stir constantly so that they do not burn
Step 4
Next, add the dates and jaggery
Step 5
Cook for a few minutes till the jaggery melts and mixes well with the flours
Step 6
Take off the heat and add the other ingredients except milk
Step 7
Cool slightly
Step 8
Pulse the mixture once or twice in a food processor to mix everything together
Step 9
Make small rounds balls (laddus) from the mixture, till it is still warm
Step 10
Sprinkle some milk if the mixture is too dry
Step 11
Cool completely and store in an airtight container
Step 12
Serve Nagli/Ragi Laddu with Scrambled Egg Sandwich with Cucumber and some fresh fruits for your kids lunch box