You will love the intense flavour of jaggery, the mealy mouth-feel of powdered oats and the interludes of crunchy nuts in these Oats and mixed nuts ladoo recipe. We love to add Ugra/Svastha powder to these to make them extra nutritious. These delicious healthy oats laddu scores a 10/10 on the nutrient scoreboard, as fibre-rich oats help lower cholesterol while jaggery and sesame seeds boost your iron levels. The tit-bits bound in protein which are building blocks of our cells and also omega-3 fatty acids which helps to reduce inflammation in the body and prevent the onset of other chronic disease.
What you'll need:
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats 1 tbsp finely chopped walnuts (akhrot) 1 tbsp finely chopped almonds (badam) 2 tbsp sesame seeds (til) 2 tsp ghee 2 tbsp chopped jaggery (gur) 1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder 2 tbsp low fat milk , 99.7% fat-free
2 tsp Ugra/Svastha Powder or any Vana Natural Powder of your choice.
Instructions:
1. To make oats and mixed nuts ladoo, heat a non-stick pan, add the oats and dry roast on a medium flame for 3 minutes. Remove and keep aside to cool completely. 2. Heat the same broad non-stick pan, add the sesame seeds and dry roast them on a medium flame for 2 minutes. Keep aside to cool completely. 3. Heat the ghee and jaggery in the same broad non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously. 4. Transfer the jaggery mixture into a flat thali and allow it to cool slightly. 5. Add the roasted oats, roasted sesame seeds, walnuts, almonds and cardamom powder and mix very well. 6. Add the milk and 2 tsp of Ugra/Svastha powder and mix very well. 7. Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and roll out each portion into a round ball. 8. Serve the oats and mixed nuts ladoo immediately.