Ingredients: 250 grams Ragi Flour (Finger Millet/ Nagli),1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour,250 grams Dates – soft seedless,1/4 cup Jaggery – powdered,1/4 cup Ghee,4 tablespoons Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) – roasted and powdered,3 teaspoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds) – roasted and powdered,2 tablespoon Dry coconut (kopra) – grated,Mixed dry fruits – as required,Mixed nuts – as required,2 tablespoons Milk
Time in minutes: 55 Servings: 4 Course: Dessert Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Nagli/Ragi Laddu recipe, heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan.Roast the flours in the ghee till you get the typical aroma. Stir constantly so that they do not burn.Next, add the dates and jaggery. Cook for a few minutes till the jaggery melts and mixes well with the flours.Take off the heat and add the other ingredients except milk. Cool slightly.Pulse the mixture once or twice in a food processor to mix everything together.Make small rounds balls (laddus) from the mixture, till it is still warm. Sprinkle some milk if the mixture is too dry.Cool completely and store in an airtight container.Serve Nagli/Ragi Laddu with Scrambled Egg Sandwich with Cucumber and some fresh fruits for your kids lunch box.