(577)Methi Laddu

Katlu, Postpartum sweets.

Ingredients

• 3 cup Makhana.
• 3 cup Ghee.
• 2 cup rolled Oats.
• 2 cup Kharekh powder.
• 1 cup Date syrup.
• 1 cup grated Coconut.
• 1 cup Wheat coarse flour.(Optional)
• 1 cup popped Amaranth.
• 1 cup Almonds.
• 1 cup Milk.
• ½ cup Methi powder
• ¼ cup Raisins.
• 1  cup  or 250 g.Batrisu katlu.

Method

1. Soak Methi powder in the milk and keep aside for at least one hour.
2. Dry roast Makhana.Once it becomes crispy, add 2 tbsp. ghee and then again roast for one minute and keep aside.
3. In the same pan add 1 tbsp. of ghee and roast Almonds on slow flame. Keep aside.
4. In the same pan add Oats and dry roast on a slow flame. When crisp, add 2 tbsp.ghee and again roast for one minute and then keep aside.
5. In the same pan add 1 tbsp. ghee and roast popped Amaranthus for one minute on a slow flame and keep aside.
6. In the same pan heat 1 tbsp. ghee and roast grated dry coconut for one minute and keep aside.
7. In the same pan heat ½ cup ghee and add Gond crystals. Fry  them in a slow flame. Once all the crystals are fried and look like shiny transparent small balls 
8. Heat 1 ½ cup ghee in a non stick pan and roast wheat flour till golden brown.  At this moment ghee separates from wheat. Now in this ghee add Raisins and roast along with  wheat flour. When all Raisins pop in the ghee, transfer it in another vessel and  keep aside.
9. Again heat ½ cup ghee in the same pan and roast soaked methi powder. Soaked methi powder is in dough form so first break the dough with the hands and then roast. It will take 15 to 20 minutes on a slow flame so do not lose patience. When it changes the colour switch off the flame and keep aside.
10. Now in a mixture grinder, grind roasted Almonds, Oats, and Makhana into coarse powder and keep aside.
11. With the help of  wooden press or potato masher mash all fried gond crystals into coarse powder and keep aside.
12. Once roasted methi powder is cooled down , grind it and keep aside.
13. In a big mixing bowl mix Makhana powder, Almond powder, Oats powder, popped Amaranthus, Roasted Coconut, Methi powder, Wheat flour, Fried Gond powder, Kharek powder and Batrisu katlu powder and remaining ghee. Mix well. Now add Date syrup and mix well. Methi laddu mix is ready.
14. Take 1 tb.spoon mixture, bind and shape it in the form of a ball. Prepare all laddu similarly. This can be stored for 15 days at room temperature.
15. Every day serve one laddu four times  a day to the lactating mother. Serve with love and smile.

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