Ganpati Bappa Moriya.Ganpati Festival is celebrated Worldwide but with more pomp and fame in Maharashtra & Gujarat. A lot many varieties of Offerings is made to Bappa like assorted Modaks, Churma Ladoos , Vatli Dal, and Puran Polis. Today, we will see 1 such Prasadam Recipe ie Churma Ladoos. These Ladoos are very healthy as they are not FRIED but BAKED & jaggery is used instead of sugar.
I was happy to learn this perfect recipe from Ms Deepa. Gajjar Deepa of Super Saheliya Family.
INGRIDIENTS(ઘટકો)
2 cups coarse wheat flour
2 tb.sp besan
2 tb sp sooji (small variety)
2 tb sp clarified butter ((for moin)
1 cup clarified butter
11/4 cups powdered jaggery
2 tb sp golden raisins
1 t.sp cardamom powder
1/2 t.sp nutmeg powder
2 t.sp poppy seeds
NUTRIENTS YOU GET
This is a wholesome recipe packed with nutrition & makes a great brain food for kids & adults.
STEP 1
Assemble all the ingredients.
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STEP 2
Mix clarified butter with finger tips in the flour to resemble a crumbly texture.
Add warm water slowly to make a stiff dough. Cover & rest the dough for 20 minutes.
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STEP 3
Now crumble the dough & make stiff oval-shaped balls as shown in the pic .
Make all the balls the same way.
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STEP 4
Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place oval-shaped balls on it .
Bake them at 160 c for 20 minutes, turning once in between.
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STEP 5
Cool the balls & break them unevenly.
Now take the crumbled mixture into a big mixer jar & grind it to a semi-fine powder.
Sieve the powder & grind the balance hard part left in the sieve again to powder. Keep aside.
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STEP 6
Now take 1 t.sp clarified butter (from 1 cup ) in a small pan & fry the golden raisins till they swell up.
Remove the raisins & cut a few to small pieces & leave a few whole raisins for garnish. Add the raisin pieces to the powdered mixture.
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STEP 7
Heat the balanced clarified butter in a pan. When clarified butter melts, add powdered jaggery in the pan & mix rigorously till jaggery melts.
Switch off the gas flame immediately & pour this liquid mixture into the powdered mixture. Add nutmeg & cardamom powders & mix everything very well till everything is incorporated well together.
Now press a little mixture into the ladoo mold. Invert the mold onto a plate. Press 1-1 golden raisins & poppy seeds on the ladoos .
On the Auspicious Occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi offer these Ladoos to Lord Ganesha & receive His Blessings. Then distribute the Prasadam to family, friends, and relatives.
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