Ragi Laddu

Today I am going to share my Ragi Laddu recipe.  This post was in my draft folder since quite a long time.  I thought to post it today as its my little sister's birthday.  So this one is specially for you NEHU :)
Laddus are almost everyone's favourite but people try to avoid them most of the times because of the guilt of having loads of ghee. So today's recipe is specially for those whose temptation of having sweets, kneels down in front of calories as these laddus are made with just 5 tbsps of ghee :)  And the cherry on the cake is that they are made of ragi flour.  This is called Health Bhi Taste Bhi :)  

These laddus were so delicious and addictive that all of them got finished up on the same day.   A guilt free anytime snack.  
Its a must try.  Simply follow the recipe and you will never go wrong. Try it and let me know the results.  Happy Cooking :)

Makes – 18 Laddus

Ingredients: 

Ragi flour	1 cup
Desiccated coconut	¼ cup
Khuskhus /Poppy Seeds	½ tbsp (roasted)
Castor sugar/ Powdered sugar	¾ cup+2 tbsp
Cashews	12 (roughly crushed)
Almonds	22 (roughly crushed)
Raisins	2 tbsp (chopped)
Ghee/Clarified butter	5 tbsp

My 1 cup measures 250 ml

Method:

• Take a non stick pan and dry roast the ragi flour on medium flame for 5-6 minutes.  Shift to a dry bowl.  Set aside.

• In the same pan, add 1 tbsp ghee and add chopped cashews and almonds.   Fry them till light brown then add raisins and fry for 20-30 seconds.  Remove from flame and set aside.

• Use the same pan and add 2 tbsp ghee, add in roasted ragi flour and fry on low flame till nice aroma comes out.  Add in desiccated coconut and roasted poppy seeds.  Mix well.  Then add fried nuts and raisins.  Mix again.  Remove from flame and set aside.

• Now shift the prepared mixture to a big bowl and add in sugar.  Mix everything well with hands.  Add 2 tbsp ghee and mix well with fingers.  Let the mixture warm.

• Grease your hands, take some mixture and shape it into balls.  Likewise make laddus with the remaining mixture.

• Store in an airtight container.

Notes:

1. Use fine ragi flour to melt in mouth texture.
2. Dried fruits and nuts can be added as per choice.
3. Be patient while shaping the laddus as they would take some time in the beginning.

EGGLESS WHOLE WHEAT, OATS AND RAGI COOKIES

Hi friends, yesterday I had told you about my latest experiment and promised to share it with you today so here I am with delicious wholewheat, oats and ragi cookies.  As it was purely an experimental dish, at first I was not at all sure about how it would come out but the end result was sooooo good.  I loved the softness and flavour of these cookies.  Everything was just perfect.  These melt in the mouth cookies are surely gonna be loved by you too,  I made these especially for my LO so added healthy flours and the combination was superb.  Almost all the cookies got finished up same day (not by my LO but me n V :D)  I strongly recommend to try these cookies as they are very easy to make and taste great. Good option for that anytime hunger pangs :P  Perfect for kids school tiffin too.

Try out and enjoy.  Happy Cooking :)

Ingredients:

Oats flour	¼ cup
Whole wheat flour	¼ cup
Ragi/Nachni/Finger millet flour	2 tbsp
Unsalted butter	¼ cup
Powdered sugar	¼ cup
Baking soda	2 pinch
Cardamom	2 (powdered)

Method:

• In a mixing bowl, take oats flour, wheat flour, ragi flour and baking soda. Mix well.  Keep aside.
• In another bowl, take butter and sugar (Butter should be at room temperature).  Mix well with the help of a spoon till it gets fluffy.  Add cardamom powder.  Mix again.
• In this butter mixture, add flour mix and knead well.
• Preheat the oven at 180 degree and grease a baking tray.
• Now divide the dough into small balls and flatten them with your hands.
• Arrange the cookies in the greased baking tray and with the help of a fork, make impression on them. (Shown in the pic).  

Ready to go in the oven

• Put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes.
• Let them cool for 10 minutes in the tray itself.

Out from the oven.. 
excuse my small pan as I had no idea the cookies would expand so much..

• When cooled, cookies would turn a bit firm and ready to eat.  
• Enjoy with a cup of tea or as it is. (Store in an airtight jar)