Churma Na Ladwa
Churma ladoo is made from only 5 ingredients like whole wheat flour, jaggery, ghee, grated coconut and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kilogram wholemeal flour
- 100 gram flour
- 350 gram jaggery (ghor)
- 50 grams almonds slivered
- 50 grams pistachios slivered
- 1,1/4 teaspoons 1,1/4 teaspoon
- 1 gram saffron
- 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoons saffron
- 2,1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 50 grams poppy seeds
- 100 grams mawa (see glossary)
- 35 grams sultanas
- 1/2 Kilogram ghee (made with 1/2 kg of butter and 1 cup of oil)
Instructions
- Mix the 2 flours. Add 1/2 cup ghee and rub well
- Add a little warm water to make a stiff dou
- Add a little warm water to make a stiff dough
- Mould the dough into muthia or if it is difficult, shape them into flat oval shapes about3/4 inch thick and deep fry
- When cool, break them into pieces and grind to a coarse powder. Transfer to a large basin
- Mix in the mawa, nutmeg, sultanas, almonds, pistachios, cardamom and saffron
- In a separate saucepan heat the rest of the ghee on low heat and add jaggery. Do not let this boil
- As the jaggery is melting and as soon as it starts forming bubbles, remove from the heat
- Pour this into the mixture prepared in step 5 and mix well
- Taste for sweetness, adding more melted jaggery if required
- Mould the mixture into desired sized balls and roll them in poppy seeds