Millet Laddu is variation made with millet flour and is equally delicious as the regular laddus. Laddus are a popular sweet across India and is a common feature during all festivals or special occasions.
Laddus are very commonly made from besan or Bengal gram flour. Apart from this there are multiple variations that one can use. Check out some of our other recipes: Roasted gram and Ragi laddu, Ragi laddu, Aval fruit laddu, Carrot and paneer laddu
Prior to the increased consumption of rice and wheat grains, millets were consumed as staple food across India. They are usually wholegrain and are a great source of micro nutrition. Hence, they are considered a much better option that rice or wheat. With so much of processed foods available, making sweets during festivals like Diwali is an ingenious way to infuse and introduce healthy ingredients to the family and kids.
The key ingredients to make this laddu are mixed millets flour, ghee, jaggery and some nuts and cardamom. Roasting the ingredients releases their flavour and makes it tastier. You can use all sorts of millets - ragi, jowar, bajra, samai, etc.
