Nachani Ladoo by Rajshree from Mumbai----BPCL
Of the five senses involved in eating, taste is the most important. It is our most direct, embodied encounter with food; it affords pleasure and disgust; and it is the one sense we cannot help but
use.
Preparation time : 1 Hr
Cooking time : 30 minutes
Serving Size : 40 to 45 ladoos
Equipment : Microwave, Microwave safe bowl.
Ingredients :
- Powdered Ragi – ½ kg
- Powdered Sugar – ½ kg
- Desi Ghee – as required
- Dry Fruits (Badam, Cashewnuts ) – roasted and crushed.
- Cardamom – powdered
- Brown currants(Kishmish) – One per ladoo
Process :
- In a Microwave safe dish, mix powdered Ragi and melted ghee till the powder completely soaks in ghee.
- Roast this mixture in microwave step by step as given below and remove, stir and mix properly after each step.
- Full power(highest temperature) for 3 minutes.
- Repeat full power for 3 minutes.
- Reduce temperature to medium & again roast the mixture for 2 minutes each till the Ragi powder get roasted completely.(approx. 20 mins).
- Let the mixture cool down.
- Then add the powdered sugar, crushed dry fruits, cardamom powder and mix well.
- Make ladoos along with kishmish. (Add Ghee if required while making ladoos.)