Sathu Maavu Laddu is a healthy, mild sweet made by blending sathu maavu with jaggery syrup and shaping them to balls. Sathu Maavu Laddu is the tastier form of sathu maavu and can be provided as an alternate to the kids who does not like porridge made with sathu maavu.
I wanted to post atleast one healthy recipe for this Diwali which we can have it guiltfree so this is my choice, Sathu Maavu Ladoo.Last year I posted a baked version of cornflakes mixture and this year it is this easy and healthy ladoo.I havent used sugar instead chose the healthier option of using palm jaggery.You can replace it with normal jaggery too.Check out other ladoo recipes that I’ve posted ealier.
So this is my closure of this Diwali 2014, see you all with few more interesting recipes next week, yes need a small break 🙂
I have another exciting news to share 🙂 I got featured in The Hindu on Saturday(18/10/14) as a part of Diwali special, Check the article in the media mention page.
Check out other Ladoo Recipes:
- Rava Ladoo , Maa Ladoo , Moong Dal Ladoo
- Boondi Ladoo , Besan Ladoo , Peanut Ladoo,
- Aval Ladoo and Atta Ladoo
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Sathu Maavu Laddu
Ingredients
- 1 cup sathu maavu
- 1/3 cup palm jaggery
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Instructions
- Dry roast sathu maavu for 8-10 mins until nice aroma comes and color slightly changes, set aside.
- Scrape palm jaggery.
- Measure palm jaggery and take it in a pan, add very little water say 2 tbsp just for the jaggery to immerse well.
- Heat it up, when it starts to get thick switch off.
- Strain to impurities. See the consistency should be thick slightly thinner than honey. Cool down the syrup.
- Take roasted flour in a mixing bowl, add the palm jaggery syrup.
- Mix well with a laddle. Heat ghee and add it.
- Now mix well and let it rest until its warm enough for you to handle with your hands. Then shape them into laddos.
- Store Sathu Maavu Laddu in an airtight container and enjoy your ladoos.
Notes
- While roasting sathu maavu powder take care not to burn it...keep stirring continuously.
- Add ghee little by little and mix well, this way you can control the amount of ghee too.
- If you want more ghee flavour in your ladoos then add 1/4 cup. But 2 tbsp is just to shape the ladoos.
- You can replace palm jaggery with normal jaggery too.
- Heating up ghee and adding is to shape the ladoos easily and it holds its shape well. But mix well with spatula and then handle with your hands only when its warm.
- It keep well for more than a week.
- The color of the ladoo purely depends on the color of health mix powder. I used homemade health mix powder, you can use store bought powder too.
- I had cardamom powder already in the health mix so didn't add it while making ladoos.
How to make Sathu Maavu Laddu Recipe
- Dry roast sathu maavu for 8-10 mins until nice aroma comes and color slightly changes,Set aside.Scrap palm jaggery.
- Measure palm jaggery and take it in a pan, add very little water say 2 tbsp just for the jaggery to immerse well.
- Heat it up, when it starts to get thick switch off.Strain to impurities.See the consistency should be thick slightly thinner than honey.Cool down the syrup.
- Take roasted flour in a mixing bowl, add the palm jaggery syrup.
- Mix well with a laddle.Heat ghee and add it.
- Now mix well and let it rest until its warm enough for you to handle with your hands.Then shape them into laddos.
Store in an airtight container and enjoy your ladoos.
Expert Tips
- While roasting sathu maavu powder take care not to burn it…keep stirring continuously.
- Add ghee little by little and mix well, this way you can control the amount of ghee too.
- If you want more ghee flavour in your ladoos then add 1/4 cup.But 2 tbsp is just to shape the ladoos.
- You can replace palm jaggery with normal jaggery too.
- Heating up ghee and adding is to shape the ladoos easily and it holds its shape well.But mix well with spatula and then handle with your hands only when its warm.
- It keep well for more than a week.
- The color of the ladoo purely depends on the color of health mix powder.I used homemade health mix powder, you can use store bought powder too.
- I had cardamom powder already in the health mix so didn’t add it while making ladoos.
Anu Kavya
Congrats sharmi. Thanks for sharing many diwali recipes.
Rumana Ambrin
The perfect blend of all the ingredients.. Looks very tasty laddu..
Kurinji
Congrats Sharmi!!! Keep rocking…
Divs
Very healthy and wholesome laddoo recipe and many Congrats on the feature on The Hindu! well deserved! 🙂
Jayanthi Sindhiya
Congrats Sharmi!!! Awesome ladoos to enjoy without any guilt 🙂
Priya Alagappan
Really a healthy recipe. Went through your blog .Very good photography.Visit my website http://www.priyascafe.com and provide your feedback.
prethika skm
healthy nutritiuos ladoos better to give kids these type of stuff instead of junk one's.nice post sis
Sindu Anand
Did it and it came out so good 🙂 my 3 year old loved it 🙂
Sangeetha
Hi sharmi, Shelf life of the ladoo?
Sharmilee J
Keeps well for 3-5 days in room temperature
Aishwarya
Awesome recipe!
Just a thought, can I substitute dates in place of jaggery? Planning to try a small quantity and check.. my lil one eats dates only in laddu form, hence the doubt.
Definitely bookmarked this to try soon!
Thank you 😊
Sharmilee J
sure you can try that it will work