
Millet poha laddu is a very easy to make, a delicious and nutritious sweet. I’m making this easy laddu with millet flakes (poha/ aval). You can use any millet flakes of your choice.
How to make the best healthy Kodo millet poha laddu
Here I’m explaining the ingredients and method of making a healthy kodo millet poha laddu
Prepare time: 10 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready in: 15 min
Cuisine: Healthy sweets
Serves: 7
Ingredients
- Kodo millet flakes or any millet flakes – 1 cup
- Scraped coconut – 1/2 cup
- Jaggery powder – 1/4 cup
- Cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Ghee – 1 teaspoon
- Salt – a small pinch
Method
- Dry roast the millet flakes in low flame, stirring continuously.
- Take out the millet flakes from pan when it’s aromatic, light brown color and crispy.
- Allow it to cool down to room temperature and then powder it.
- Add jaggery, coconut, cardamom powder, ghee and salt to the powdered millet poha and and combine.
- Take small portions from the mixture and roll it to millet balls/ laddus.
Pro tips & tricks by Anishya
- Grease hands with ghee or oil while rolling the laddus/ balls. So that you will get smooth laddus.
- Adding ghee helps the body to absorb nutrients from the millets fast.
- I have added jaggery where the sweetness is not too much or less. Increase or decrease the jaggery according to your taste.
Variations you can try
- You can add roasted nuts or dry fruits while making the laddu.
- You can use any millet flakes of your choice.
- You can add a pinch of roasted cumin powder and ginger powder for more flavor.
Storage tips
- Consume the laddu same day as it contains fresh coconut. Or you keep in refrigerator for for 1 week.
- Store in a tight container.
Best serving combos suggested by Anishya
- As a snack with tea or coffee