Thinai Laddu/Foxtail Millet Honey Lddu is a healthy sweet and contains no sugar. How many of us consuming the millets? Foxtail is one of the rare millets which is used in today’s day to day life. It is rich in dietary fibre, minerals like iron and copper. This helps to reduce the bad cholesterol and strength of the immune system. There are very rare sweet recipes which don’t contain sugar and it’s one among.
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Thinai Laddu / Foxtail Millet Honey Lddu / Sugar Free /Zero Fat -Healthy Ladoo /Thinaiyum Thenum Recipe
Thinai Laddu / Foxtail Millet Honey Lddu /Sugar-Free /Zero Fat -Healthy Ladoo /Thinaiyum Thenum Recipe preparation with step by step photos and a quick video
Ingredients
- Thinai(foxtail millet) -1 cup
- Honey - 3 tbsp
- Melted ghee - 3 tbsp
- Cardamom powder - 1/4 th tsp
Directions
- Step 1 Add thinai(foxtail millet)
- Step 2 Add water and rinse it well.
- Step 3 Add water and rinse it. Drain the water.
- Step 4 Let it dry for 30-45 mins. Just dry in room temperature and avoid direct sunlight.
- Step 5 Take a kadai and add dried thinai (foxtail millets) and saute it well in medium flame
- Step 6 once it will become crisp, you can notice the slight colour change as well. Switch off and cool down for a few mins.
- Step 7 Transfer to the mixie jar and grind it to a fine powder.
- Step 8 Take a mixing bowl and add thinai flour
- Step 9 Add cardamon powder
- Step 10 Add honey.
- Step 11 Add melted ghee and mix it well. Start shaping the laddus.
- Step 12 Shape the laddus and finish off the dough.
Thinai laddu / Foxtail Millet Honey Lddu /Sugar-free -Zero Fat -Healthy Ladoo /Thinaiyum Thenum Recipe quick video:
Making of Thinai laddu / Foxtail Millet Honey Lddu /Sugar-free -Zero Fat -Healthy Ladoo /Thinaiyum Thenum Recipe:
1. Add thinai(foxtail millet)
2. Add water and rinse it well.
3. Add water and rinse it. Drain the water.
4. Let it dry for 30-45 mins. Just dry in room temperature and avoid direct sunlight.
5. Take a kadai and add dried thinai (foxtail millets) and saute it well in medium flame
6. Once it will become crisp, you can notice the slight colour change as well. Switch off and cool down for a few mins.
7. Transfer to the mixie jar and grind it to a fine powder.
8. Take a mixing bowl and add thinai flour
9. Add cardamon powder
10. Add honey
11. Add melted ghee and mix it well. Start shaping the laddus.
12. Shape the laddus and finish off the dough.
Cool down completely. Store in a clean container.Healthy and tasty thinai laddu ready
Recipe Notes:
Grind flour as fine as possible.
You can even add nuts
You could also use readymade thinai maavu/ Foxtail Millet powder too.
Add honey, once cool down the flour after grinding.
Instead of honey, you could also add jaggery syrup
