An easy evening snack. Soft sweet balls that loved by all ages at home. It’s is made of broken wheat. Broken wheat is made from cracked whole wheat. It is rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre. It improves digestion and gut health. Promotes weight loss and good diet for diabetes. It has grainy taste and fragrance when cooked. It is used to cook porridge, upma, cereal pulao, payasam, Kheer, lapsi and sweet balls.
Ingredients
Broken wheat 3 cups,
Grated Jaggery 11/2-2 cups,
Grated coconut 2 cups,
Cardamom powder 1 tsp.,
Cumin seeds 2 tsp.,
Sesame seeds 1 tbsp.,
Ghee 2 tbsp,
Broken cashew nuts 2 tbsp.
Method
Clean , wash, drain the wheat and allow to dry. Heat a pan, dry fry separately the cumin seeds, sesame seeds, cashew nuts and keep aside. Dry fry the broken wheat till brown colour. Care should be taken not to over fry. Sauté the grated coconut just to dry the moist texture. Add all the ingredients except cashews and sesame seeds and combine well. Grind the mix to a fine coarse texture. Add cashews and sesame seeds, combine with the hands. Take small portions and make the sweet balls. Got 70 balls from these ingredients. It is soft balls. Tasty and nutritious. It can be kept for a day otherwise can refrigerate for 4-5 days. The cashews and sesame seeds give it a special taste. Can add more sesame seeds if preferred.
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