Poha Laddu
Flattened rice flakes balls with ghee, cardamom, cashew nuts and raisins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup aval / poha
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ cup ghee
- 5-6 cashews broken
- 5-6 raisins
Instructions
- In a pan, dry roast the poha until it turns slightly golden. Set aside to cool and grind to a fine powder.
- Grind the sugar along with cardamom powder to fine powder. Add to the poha and mix well.
- Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan. Add the cashew nuts and fry till golden. Set aside. Now add the raisins and fry till they puff up.
- Add this to the poha-sugar mixture and mix well. Heat the remaining ghee and pour into the poha mixture. Combine well with a spoon.
- When mixture is warm, make small lemon sized balls. Allow it to rest for 15-20 minutes.
Notes
- Make sure to grind the poha finely otherwise it will be difficult to form balls.
- You can add few tablespoons of warm milk if the mixture is too dry.
- You can use thin or thick variety poha. I have used medium thick poha.