Ragi (Finger Millet) Laddu

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Ingredients - Yields - 15 nos

• Ragi / Finger millet flour - 1cup
• Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup (or grated jaggery)
• Raisins - 2 tbsp
• Roasted peanut powder - 2 tbsp
• Chopped nuts - 2 tbsp (optional)
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Warm milk - 2 tbsp

Method

• Heat the pan with 1 tbsp of ghee to fry raisins and nuts until golden brown and keep it aside
• Heat remaining ghee and fry ragi flour for 5 minutes or till slight change in colour
• Remove the flour from the pan to a wide bowl, mix sugar, cardamom powder, roasted nuts, raisins and peanut powder
• Shape them into round balls by adding warm milk
• Store them in an airtight container

Nutritional Information

• Ragi is rich in Calcium, Iron, Protein, Fiber and other minerals. 
• Ragi has low fat content and contains mainly unsaturated fat.
• It is also easy to digest and does not contain gluten
• Each Ragi laddu = 75 calories approximately