Flax, poppy-seed and coconut laddu
 
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You can buy fresh flax seeds and grind yourself. This process preserves all nutrients. You can buy pre-ground flax meal. Make sure to buy whole flax meal. I haven't tested but this recipe can be converted to vegan by replacing ghee with flavorful vegan oil.
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • ¼th cup ground flax meal.
  • ¼th cup poppy seeds
  • ¼ cup fresh or dry grated coconut.
  • ¼th tsp - fresh ground cardamom
  • ¾ cup - brown sugar or grated jaggery. If using jaggery, use ½ cup only
  • ¼ cup or less - fresh ghee. Using homemade ghee gives laddu's a mouth-watering aroma
  • Few cashews to garnish
Instructions
  1. You can buy fresh flax seeds and grind yourself. This process preserves all nutrients. You can buy pre-ground flax meal. Make sure to buy whole flax meal.
  2. If you are using whole flax seeds and grinding yourself, roast flax seeds slightly before grinding on medium heat. Heating will take key nutrients away. That's why we will roast lightly to take the raw smell away.
  3. If using flax meal, roast lightly.
  4. Grind poppy seeds first. When they are ground to powder, add flax meal, coconut, cardamom, brown sugar and pulse. Pulsing everything together helps in even mixing.
  5. Remove into a mixing bowl. Let it cool.
  6. Meanwhile, fry cashews in a little ghee till golden brown. Let them cool.
  7. Add ghee slowly to roasted mixture. Keep mixing as you add. This ensures just enough ghee needed. Adding more ghee makes mixture slimy. Try forming balls as you add ghee. When you think you can make balls, don't add any more ghee.
  8. Add cashews to this mixture. Make balls by pressing in your hand and fingers.
Recipe by Ujwala's Delicacies at https://www.ujwalasdelicacies.com/flax-poppy-seed-and-coconut-laddu/