Wheat Flour Ladoo/Ata Ladoo

Ata Ladoo

Ingredients:

Coarse Wheat Flour - 2 Cup

Besan - 1 Cup

Poha(flattened rice) - 1/2 Cup

Ghee - 1 1/4 Cup

Powdered Sugar - 1 1/4 Cup (Firmly packed)

Dry Dates - 1/2 Cup

Nuts - 2 Tbsp

Method:

1) Add 1/2 cup of ghee in heavy bottom wok and add coarse wheat flour.

2) Roast the flour on low medium flame until nice aroma comes and color changes to light brown.

3) Remove it from the wok and keep aside.

4) Heat 1/2 of ghee in wok and add poha. Fry the poha well and keep aside.

5) Add besan in the same wok and fry it with remaining ghee on low medium flame stirring continuously until nice aroma comes. Add more ghee if required.

6) Let it cool for 10-15 min. Meanwhile grind dry dates to coarsely powder.

7) In a big bowl take fried wheat flour, besan and poha. Add ground dates and nuts in it. You can use cashew nuts/almonds as whatever is available at home.  I added 10 cashew nuts and 2 tbsp of melon seeds.

8) Add powdered sugar and mix well. Add more ghee if mixture is dry and make ladoo if your desired size and shape. You can adjust the sugar as per your taste.

9) Serve immediately or store in air tight container for days. This recipe makes 40 small size ladoo.

Wheat Flour Ladoo

Oats Dosa

Preparation Time - 5 Min                    Cooking Time - 15 Min                                Serves - 2

Ingredients:

Oats - 1 Cup

Rice Flour - 1/4 Cup

Rava(Semolina) - 1/4 Cup

Green Chili - 1  (Finely Chopped)

Onion - 1 (Finely Chopped)

Cumin seeds - 1/2 Tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 Tbsp

Method:

1) Grind oats in a grinder to fine powder.

2) In a bowl mix ground oats, rava and rice flour. Add salt and cumin seeds in to it.

3) Add water to this mixture as required and mix well to get thick buttermilk like consistency. Make sure there are no lumps.

4) Add chopped green chili and onion and mix it in.

5) Heat griddle or dosa tawa and add few drops of oil and spread the batter with spoon to make dosa.

6) Fry the dosa well. It takes more time to fry this dosa than the regular one.

7) Serve hot with chutney.

Oats Dosa

Bajra Khichdi

Ingredients:

Bajara (Millet) - 1 Cup

Yellow Moong dal - 1/2 Cup

Garlic - 8-10 Cloves (Finely chopped)

Green Chili - 2

Ginger Paste - 1 Tsp 

Cumin Seed - 1 1/2 Tsp

Peanuts - 1/4 Cup (Optional)

Red Chili Powder - 1 Tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Ghee - 3 Tbsp

Salt - to taste

Fresh Cilantro - 1/4 Cup to garnish

Method:

1) Coarsely grind bajra in grinder.

2) Wash ground bajra and moong dal with water.

3) Heat ghee in pan/cooker. Add mustard seeds and let it crackle.

4) Add cumin seeds and asafoetida. Add chopped garlic, ginger paste and green chili and saute well.

5) Add peanuts and fry for a min.

6) Add red chili powder, turmeric powder and immediately add 5 cups of water.

7) Once water starts boiling add ground bajra and moong dal.

8) Add salt and mix well.

9) Let this cook for 4-5 whistles on low-medium flame. 
    Tip: Check if bajra is completely cooked if not then cook for 10 more min. Cooking time depends on how bajra is grind.

10) Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve hot.