Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits)
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with whole wheat flour, white urad dal (split), dessicated coconut. Ready in 1h, serves 35.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
Instructions
37 steps- 1
To begin making Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits), heat a heavy bottom pan and dry roast the split and skinned black gram on a low to medium flame for 7-10 minutes
whole wheat flour(3 cups) - 2
Keep stirring the dal to ensure it is been roasted evenly and it does not catch the bottom of the pan
- 3
You will get a nice aroma while you roast the dal
- 4
Remove the roasted dal in a plate
- 5
On cooling, grind to a fine powder using a grinder
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 6
Grate the dry coconut using grater and keep aside
dessicated coconut(1 cup) - 7
Take edible gum in a grinder jar and make a fine powder
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 8
Similarly powder the sugar and keep aside
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 9
Dry roast the dry fruits on low to medium flame for about 3- 5 minutes
- 10
On cooling coarsely grind them or chop them
- 11
Heat the same heavy bottom large wok , add 1/2 cup ghee and to it add the powdered urad dal
white urad dal (split)(1 cup)dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)ghee(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 12
Fry on low flame until pink in color
- 13
This may take around 5 minutes
- 14
Now add the whole wheat flour to the roasted urad dal in batches and keep stirring continuously
whole wheat flour(3 cups)white urad dal (split)(1 cup) - 15
Roast the wheat flour for about 4-5 minutes without adding more ghee
whole wheat flour(3 cups)ghee(1 cup) - 16
To the roasted urad dal and wheat flour, add the powdered edible gum
whole wheat flour(3 cups)white urad dal (split)(1 cup)dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 17
Roast for 2-3 minutes
- 18
Now add the powdered dried dates
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 19
Roast for 1-2 minutes
- 20
(In many Indian groceries, you can get powdered dry dates easily
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 21
In case you do not find, it can be made at home
- 22
De seed the dried dates ( chuara/ Kharik )
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup) - 23
Now cut into small pieces using a sharp knife or scissors
- 24
Put the chopped pieces of dried dates into a grinder jar or food processor to get a coarse powder )Now add grated dried coconut followed by the chopped nuts to the mixture and keep stirring the entire mixture using a large ladle
dessicated coconut(1 cup)dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)mixed nuts - (almonds(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 25
Now put off the heat and add the powdered sugar followed by the dry ginger powder and the sweet masala
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 26
Blend everything very well
- 27
If not making the ladoos as offering to God, you can taste the ladoo mixture at this stage
- 28
Now our ladoo mixture is ready
- 29
Add the remaining melted 1/2 cup ghee to it as needed
ghee(1 cup) - 30
Mix well and check by taking handful of mixture in your palms, if you are able to bind ladoos, do not add more ghee
ghee(1 cup) - 31
If you are not able to form a ball shape then you can add all the remaining ghee
ghee(1 cup) - 32
Roll between the palm to give a round shape
- 33
Make all the ladoos similarly while still warm
- 34
As once the mixture cools down, then the ghee solidifies making it difficult to bind the ladoos
ghee(1 cup) - 35
This happens especially in the area where the temperature is low
- 36
On cooling keep the ladoos in air tight containers and store at room temperature
- 37
Serve Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits) with Badam Kheer Recipe (Spiced Almond Milk) or Turmeric Milk Recipe (Haldi Doodh) for a winter breakfast
whole wheat flour(3 cups)
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Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits)
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with whole wheat flour, white urad dal (split), dessicated coconut. Ready in 1h, serves 35.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
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Directions
37 steps- 1
To begin making Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits), heat a heavy bottom pan and dry roast the split and skinned black gram on a low to medium flame for 7-10 minutes
whole wheat flour(3 cups) - 2
Keep stirring the dal to ensure it is been roasted evenly and it does not catch the bottom of the pan
- 3
You will get a nice aroma while you roast the dal
- 4
Remove the roasted dal in a plate
- 5
On cooling, grind to a fine powder using a grinder
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 6
Grate the dry coconut using grater and keep aside
dessicated coconut(1 cup) - 7
Take edible gum in a grinder jar and make a fine powder
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 8
Similarly powder the sugar and keep aside
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 9
Dry roast the dry fruits on low to medium flame for about 3- 5 minutes
- 10
On cooling coarsely grind them or chop them
- 11
Heat the same heavy bottom large wok , add 1/2 cup ghee and to it add the powdered urad dal
white urad dal (split)(1 cup)dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)ghee(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 12
Fry on low flame until pink in color
- 13
This may take around 5 minutes
- 14
Now add the whole wheat flour to the roasted urad dal in batches and keep stirring continuously
whole wheat flour(3 cups)white urad dal (split)(1 cup) - 15
Roast the wheat flour for about 4-5 minutes without adding more ghee
whole wheat flour(3 cups)ghee(1 cup) - 16
To the roasted urad dal and wheat flour, add the powdered edible gum
whole wheat flour(3 cups)white urad dal (split)(1 cup)dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 17
Roast for 2-3 minutes
- 18
Now add the powdered dried dates
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 19
Roast for 1-2 minutes
- 20
(In many Indian groceries, you can get powdered dry dates easily
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 21
In case you do not find, it can be made at home
- 22
De seed the dried dates ( chuara/ Kharik )
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup) - 23
Now cut into small pieces using a sharp knife or scissors
- 24
Put the chopped pieces of dried dates into a grinder jar or food processor to get a coarse powder )Now add grated dried coconut followed by the chopped nuts to the mixture and keep stirring the entire mixture using a large ladle
dessicated coconut(1 cup)dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)mixed nuts - (almonds(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 25
Now put off the heat and add the powdered sugar followed by the dry ginger powder and the sweet masala
dry dates powder (kharik pud)(1 cup)-/2 s sugar - or powdered jaggery(1 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)dry ginger powder(1 teaspoon) - 26
Blend everything very well
- 27
If not making the ladoos as offering to God, you can taste the ladoo mixture at this stage
- 28
Now our ladoo mixture is ready
- 29
Add the remaining melted 1/2 cup ghee to it as needed
ghee(1 cup) - 30
Mix well and check by taking handful of mixture in your palms, if you are able to bind ladoos, do not add more ghee
ghee(1 cup) - 31
If you are not able to form a ball shape then you can add all the remaining ghee
ghee(1 cup) - 32
Roll between the palm to give a round shape
- 33
Make all the ladoos similarly while still warm
- 34
As once the mixture cools down, then the ghee solidifies making it difficult to bind the ladoos
ghee(1 cup) - 35
This happens especially in the area where the temperature is low
- 36
On cooling keep the ladoos in air tight containers and store at room temperature
- 37
Serve Maharashtrian Dinkache Ladoo Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Truffles With Edible Gum & Dry Fruits) with Badam Kheer Recipe (Spiced Almond Milk) or Turmeric Milk Recipe (Haldi Doodh) for a winter breakfast
whole wheat flour(3 cups)
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