Cooking with Coriander Seeds - Dhaniye Ke Beej Ke Laddoo

Hello friends,


I have come today with an unusual laddoo that many of you might not have heard of or might have...lol


Anyways, when I saw the event "Cooking with Seeds - Coriander Seeds", I thought of this. I wanted to post something different, as I cook with coriander powder everyday, so there was nothing new in it, or nothing special in it.


So, this goes to Cooking with Seeds - Coriander Seeds hosted by RV event started and started by Priya.


Dhaniye Ke Beej Ke Laddoo - ????? ?? ??? ?? ????? (Coriander Seeds' Sweet)


Ingredients
Dhaniya Beej (Coriander Seeds) - 1/2 cup
Badam (Almonds) - 5-6 whole ones (for mixing in the laddoo) and 5 for garnishing
Gond (Edible Tree Sap) - 1/4 cup (You should get it in Indian store, if you don't you can skip it, optional)
Aata (Whole Wheat Flour) - 1/4 cup
Sookha Nariyal (Dry Coconut) - 1 tbsp (optional)
Cheeni (Sugar) - 1/2 cup
Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 1/2 cup
Preparation
Grind dhaniya and badam to a fine powder in mixie.
Roast Gond in 1 tbsp ghee, cool and grind it to fine powder. This is completely optional, I didn't have it today, so I skipped this step.
Roast aata in 1 tbsp ghee and keep till it is cool enough to handle (but not all the way cold, it should be slightly warm)
In a bowl, mix powdered dhaniya/badam, powdered gond, fried aata, dry coconut (if you like it) and sugar with the remaining melted ghee.
Once everything is mixed (if your aata is proper luke warm, sugar will slightly start becoming sticky or melting kind of and make it easy to make laddoos), make desirable sized laddoos.
Serving
Serve them anytime you feel like eating, but not more than 2-3 in a day as it brings down temp of your body (slightly).


Note: Somehow my laddoos were not coming together, so I sprinkled some water in it and then made it.


In Rajasthan, they are usually given to pregnant ladies or breastfeeding ones in summer months as dhaniya keeps the body temperature cold and thus helps them regular body temp and not fall sick due to extra heat as you know in Rajasthan some areas the temps go beyond 125 degree F (easily in all summer months).


FYI... Not everyone may like the taste of dhaniya in laddoo, I mean because one cannot imagine making laddoos with something like coriander seeds, but it is good for health and believe me you need to try it to like it.... :)


Hope you will like and enjoy it :)


Till next post, take care.