Bajra Churma Ladoo Recipe | Healthy Jaggery Millet Sweet

Ingredients

• 1 cup bajra (black millet) flour
• 2 tbsp roasted and chopped nuts
• 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds (til)
• 2 tsp ghee
• 2 tbsp chopped jaggery (gur)

Steps

1. To make bajra churma ladoo, heat ghee in a small pan, add the jaggery and 4 tbsp water and mix well.
2. Cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes until the jaggery melts completely. Keep aside.
3. In a deep bowl combine the bajra flour along with 1/3 cup of water and knead into a soft dough.
4. Divide the dough into 2 equal portions and roll each portion into a 150 mm. (6”) diameter roti using little bajra flour for patting.
5. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), place the roti over it and apply little water evenly.
6. Cook it for a few seconds, turn over the roti, and cook the other side for a few more seconds.
7. Lift the roti with a pair of flat tongs and roast over an open flame till brown spots appear on both sides.
8. Repeat steps 2 to 5 to make 1 more bajra roti.
9. Remove in a plate and allow it to cool completely.
10. Once cooled break into pieces and blend it to make a coarse mixture.
11. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add mixed nuts, sesame seeds, and the prepared jaggery syrup.
12. Mix well until well with your hands.
13. Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and shape each portion into a round ladoo.
14. Serve the bajra churma ladoo or store in an air-tight container. They stay fresh for a day.