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Whole Wheat Ragi and Edible Gum Ladoo

Whole Wheat, Ragi and Edible Gum Ladoos

Swati
Winter Special Nutritious Ladoos/Sweet balls made of whole Wheat Flour, Ragi/Finger Millet Flour, Edible gum, Desi ghee and jaggery. Wholesome power packed nutritious bites to stay warm and strong.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time for Ladoo Mix. 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine Indian Cuisine, North Indian Cuisine

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 Cup Coarse Whole Wheat flour
  • 1 Cup Ragi Flour
  • 1/2 Cup Mixed Nuts(Almonds and Cashew Nuts)
  • 1/2 Cup Edible Gum
  • 11/2 Cup Jaggery Powder/Sugar
  • 1 Cup Desi Ghee

Instructions
 

  • In a pan, add a tbsp of ghee roast the nuts till light brown. Take out the nuts in a separate plate and keep aside to cool.
  • In the same pan, add ghee to the remaining ghee in the pan, add edible gum/gond and saute it, till it puffs up and turns light. 
  • Take out in a separate plate and let it cool.
  • Once the nuts and gum are cool, coarsely grind in chopper.
  • Dry roast the flours separately in a thick bottomed pan or non-stick pan. 
  • Mix all the flours together add ghee to the flours and roast for a few more minutes till the flour turns light brown and gives out the aroma.
  • Transfer the ghee and flour mix to another pan/bowl to slightly cool. Add grinded nuts and gum and mix in the flour mix.
  • Once the flour mix is warm enough to touch, add jaggery powder or sugar, ix well with hands and bind the into tennis ball sized ladoos.  
  • Leave the ladoos in open to dry and bind nicely in open for few hours, then store in an airtight container. These last for good 15-20 days or even a month. the shelf life ladoos with sugar is more than with the ones made with jaggery.

Notes

You can substitute BAJRA FLOUR for Ragi Flour in Winters. As Ragi has cooling properties, use bajra flour instead in winters.
Keyword Edible Gum, Ragi Ladoos, Wheat Flour Ladoos, Winter Food
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