Maledi Undi Recipe – Maldi Unde Recipe – Churma Laddoo Recipe

This is a sweet dish from North Karnataka.  This dish is offered to Lord Shiva during Shravana Somavara Pooja and Solah Somvara Vratha / observance.

Time Required: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:
1½ Cups Wheat Flour
¼ Cup Grated Dry Coconut
1tsp Gasagase / Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus
3tbsp Ghee / Clarified Butter
1 Cup grated Jaggery
½tsp Cardamom Powder
Almonds or Pistachios to garnish

Method
Mix Wheat flour with water and knead to a dough. Divide the dough into balls and make Phulkas / Chapathis. Let the Phulkas cool. Grind the Phulkas into a coarse powder.  Roast Gasagase and keep it aside.  Heat Ghee in a thick-bottomed pan and add Jaggery to it and let the Jaggery melt.  Remove the vessel from heat.  

To the melted Jaggery, add the powdered Phulka / Chapathi, Gasagase, Cardamom Powder and mix well.Tie into Laddoos / balls.  

Garnish with your choice of dry fruits or nuts. Serve Maledi or Churma Laddoo with Milk and Ghee.

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