Easy Rice Flour Laddu Recipe: A Traditional Treat You Can't Resist
Traditional rice flour laddus with jaggery, coconut and flavoured with cardamom. A delightful treat for all sweet lovers.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Pathni or red rice
- 2 cups freshly grated coconut
- 250 grams jaggery
- 2 tbsp ghee clarified butter
- ¼ cup chopped nuts cashews, almonds, or pistachios - optional
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Wash the red Pathni rice a couple of times, drain, and allow it to air dry, under the fan.
- In a large pan, add the rice and roast it on medium to high heat until the rice turns light golden brown and begins to splutter.
- Once the rice is roasted, remove it from the heat and let it cool for a few minutes. Once cool grind it into a fine powder in your mixie jar and pour it into a flat plate or thala.
- In a mixer jar grind the coconut and jaggery once or twice until they come together.
- Add this coconut and jaggery mixture to the roasted rice flour. Also add chopped nuts, cardamom powder, and a pinch of salt to the roasted rice flour. Mix well to combine all the ingredients evenly.
- Add 2 tablespoons of melted ghee and mix well.
- Now, take a small portion of the mixture and shape it into a round ball using your hands. Repeat this process with the remaining mixture.
- Garnish the laddus with a few chopped nuts on top, if desired.
- Store them in an airtight container and enjoy them with a cup of tea or coffee.
Notes
- Use red Pathni rice or any red unpolished rice
- Wash, drain, and air dry the rice completely before roasting.
- Roast the rice till it turns crisp and pops up.
- Add a pinch of salt to the rice mixture.
- Adjust jaggery and coconut, as per your taste.
- Add cardamom powder for enhanced flavour.