Thinai Ladoo | Millet Laddu

Thinai Ladoo is a tasty sweet made by grinding millet to a powder and blend with ghee & honey to a dough consistency and shaped into balls. Millet Laddu is healthy, mild sweet good for dietary & diabetic conditions.

Ever since I started cooking millets this foxtail millet honey balls is in my to try list after I heard it from my neighbour.Somehow I keep forgetting to try it.Now that the honey dripper I bought recently is the motivation for making this for Diwali.

My neighbour and also a good friend of mine mentioned that they make this thinaiyum thenum and give this to girls when they attain puberty as its very nutritious.As far as I know this thinaiyum thenum is a age old recipe but do not underestimate it as I did as its so tasty.

I have given the recipe from the scratch but if you are pressed for time, then you can try with readymade foxtail millet flour.

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Thinai Ladoo | Millet Laddu

Thinai Laddu is a tasty sweet made by grinding millet to a powder and blend with ghee & honey to a dough consistency and shaped into balls. Millet Ladoo is healthy, mild sweet good for dietary & diabetic conditions.

Prep Time1 hour hr

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Servings7 ladoos

AuthorSharmilee J

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Ingredients

• 1 cup thinai / foxtail millet
• 2 and 1/2 tablespoon honey
• 1 and 1/2 tablespoon melted ghee
• a pinch cardamom powder optional

Instructions

• Measure thinai, rinse it well, drain water.
• Then let it dry for 30-45 mins. Do not sun dry it, just dry in room itself.
• Dry roast thinai until nice aroma comes, the color will change slightly. and you see it turning crisp. Switch off and cool down for few mins.
• Transfer to mixie jar and grind it to a fine powder. Let the flour cool for sometime. In a mixing bowl take this flour.
• Add honey.
• Add cardamom powder and melted ghee.
• Mix well then start shaping the laddus. Repeat to finish off the dough. Enjoy Thinai Ladoo!

Notes

• Grind flour as fine as possible. If you are making in bulk then you can grind in mill.
• You can even add cashews.
• You can use store bought thinai maavu too.
• Cool down the flour after grinding, then add honey.
• The traditional recipe don't use cardamom powder and all but I added it just for a flavour.

Nutrition Facts

Thinai Ladoo | Millet Laddu

Amount Per Serving (40 g)

Calories 159 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 8mg3%

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 60mg2%

Carbohydrates 27g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin C 0.04mg0%

Calcium 3mg0%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Thinai Ladoo Recipe Step by Step

1. Measure thinai, rinse it well, drain water.
   
2. Then let it dry for 30-45 mins. Do not sun dry it, just dry in room itself.Then dry roast thinai until nice aroma comes, the color will change slightly. and you see it turning crisp.Switch off and cool down for few mins.
   
3. Transfer to mixie jar and grind it to a fine powder.Let the flour cool for sometime.In a mixing bowl take this flour.
   
4. Add honey.
   
5. Add cardamom powder and melted ghee.
   
6. Mix well then start shaping the laddus.Shape the laddus and finish off the dough.
   

Cool down completely then store in a clean container.

Enjoy these melt in the mouth healthy ladoos!