Date Nuts Unde (Laddu)

Date Nuts Unde is nothing but dates and nuts Laddu. Date nuts Unde is prepared without extra sugar, coconut or even ghee. It is a healthy laddu and you can enjoy eating Date nuts laddu at any time of the day. Date nuts is full of Nutrition.

Eating handful of nuts in the morning make us strong and healthy is a known fact and most of the people do practice this habit. Children definitely do not like eating almonds. I have seen people go behind their kids to feed. So the thought came up of preparing laddus and here they are.

I have used Dates, Figs, Almonds, Cashew Nuts and Poppy seeds. As i said earlier I have not used sugar or jaggery or any other sweetness.Laddu gets  sweetness from Dates and Figs. No ghee is added. The nuts are not roasted. It is easy and healthy and anyone can munch this Date nuts laddu any time of the day.

Let s see some benefits of  eating Nuts and Dates.

Nuts are a part of healthy diet. They offer key essential nutrients and play a role in disease prevention by keeping us healthy as we grow old. Nuts are full of minerals, vitamins and fiber rich. They contain healthy fat.

Almonds are rich in calcium and contain bone building mineral. Almonds are also high in Vitamin E, a nutrient which helps to improve the condition and appearance of skin. Almond skin is full of heart protecting compounds called flavonoids.

Cashew nuts contain a good level of protein and useful source of minerals like iron, zinc and magnesium.

Dates are cholesterol free and contain very l ow fat. They are rich in Vitamins and minerals. They are rich source of protein and dietary fiber. Dates helps to improve the digestive system. They contain soluble and insoluble fibers. They are great energy boosters. They are rich in potassium and Iron.

Figs(Anjeer) helps to reduce the cholesterol. They help to prevent the high blood pressure and heart attacks. Figs helps to cure diabetics. Figs are rich in calcium and it is an excellent alternative for the therapeutic treatment for people who are allergic to dairy products.

Here is a recipe of Date nuts Unde and eating one laddu in the morning will definitely keeps you fit. I am sure Date nuts laddu will be liked by all.age group and every one in the home.

Things Needed :

Dates  : 1 Pack (500 Gr Lion dates)
Dry Figs : 25o Gm (1/2 of 500 grams)
Almonds : 1 Big bowl (250 grams)
Cashew Nuts : 1 Small bowl (100 grams)
Poppy Seeds : 50 Grams. ( 2 Table spoons)

Method :

1. Remove seeds from Dates and cut it into small pieces.
2. Cut figs also in to small pieces.

3. Now dry grind dates and figs till they turn into smallest pieces.

4. Put these powdered dates and figs in a big bowl.
5. Now dry grind 1/2 bowl of almonds into powder and put it in the dates mixture bowl.

5. Dry grind remaining almonds into bits. (just churn the mixi slightly for 2 minutes)

6. Put coarsely ground almonds in the mixture bowl.

7. Cut cashew nuts into small pieces by hand.

 8. Add poppy seeds and mix all the ingredients nicely.

9. You need to kneed the mixture very well. The whole mixture needs to be soft.

10. Take a handful of datenuts mixture and prepare ball size unde(Laddu).

11. Prepare laddus with the remaining mixture.

12. Serve these laddus as snack or pack it in kids lunch box( for munching).

Note :

If you find the mixture is bit dry, make use of more dates, dry grind and add it to the nuts mixture and prepare laddu.
This laddu has only natural sweets from dates. Either coconut or ghee is used. I have not roasted or fried dates or nuts.
You always turn your laddu as you want. The options are make use of sugar or jaggery or kally sakkare ..if you want more sweet. You can also use dry coconut.(Copra). You can use ghee. Mix ghee with the nuts mixture and then prepare laddus.
Time : 30 minutes
25 to 30 laddus can be prepared.

Moong Dal + Sesame Seeds Laddu

Moong daal and sesame seeds laddu is a sweet dish. We can have them anytime of the day. It is easy to prepare and healthy for all age group.


Now lets see some benefits of using Moong dal and Sesame seeds.
Moong dal is light in weight and suggested during the pregnancy period. It is excellent source of proper nutrition for all age group. It is a great source of dietary fibre, iron and protein. It is low in fat and cholesterol free. It provides a good amount of potassium, calcium, vitamins and B complex.

Sesame seeds contain several notable health benefiting nutrients, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for our health. They are excellent source of copper and good source of manganese. They also contain calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1 zinc. Sesame helps to reduce the bad cholesterol and increases the good cholesterol in blood.

Here is a recipe of Moong dal + Sesame Seeds Laddu and you can munch them any time of the day.

Things Needed :

Moong dal : 2 Cups
Sesame seeds : 2 to 3 Table spoons
Jaggery : 1/2 cup
Cardamom pods : 3 to 4
Coconut : 1 Cup
Cashew nuts: 1/4 cup small pieces
Water : 1/4 Cup
Ghee : 1 to 2 Table spoons
Methi seeds : 1 Tea spoon

Method :

1. Dry roast Moong dal till the raw smell disappear. ( about 5 minutes) on the low flame allow it to cool.

2. Dry roast Sesame seeds and methi seeds separately till they turn brown on low flame and allow it to cool.
3. Dry grind roasted moong dal, methi seeds and sesame seeds along with cardamom pods.

4. Grate coconut and roast it slightly on low flame. (Let the moisture disappear from coconut).
5. Keep a big pan on the fire and put water and jaggery. Let jaggery melt.

6. When the jaggery melts it starts to bubble. leave it for 1 to 2 minutes and check the syrup for string consistency.

7. Add dry ground dal , sesame mixture and coconut and mix it well. Put off the gas and add ghee and cashew pieces.

8. Now prepare a ball size laddu . Take a handful of laddu mixture and bring it to laddu size by pressing the palm and fingers. Try to give a round shape.

Serve Moong dal + Sesame Laddus any time of the day.

Notes:

You must roast moong dal and sesame seeds nicely till the raw smell disappear. Using more ghee is an optional. You can also fry cashew nuts in ghee. You can use other dry fruits too. It adds to the taste. You can also use dry coconut (copra) instead of fresh coconut. Laddus stay longer duration if you use dry coconut. Just warm dry coconut and use it. Using methi
Time : 15 minutes
20 laddus can be prepared.

Antina Unde (Edible Gum Laddus)

Antina Unde(Kannada) is a very healthy Laddu, prepared using lots of nuts and Antu (edible gum) or Gondu (gum). Antina unde is also called Dink or Dinka Laddu.

Antina Unde is specially prepared for the lady after her delivery. Antina Unde helps her to get back to the energy which is lost during the process of the child birth. Lots of ghee, edible gum jaggery with nutmug and nuts like almonds, cashew, raisins and cardamom is used to prepare Antina Unde.

Lots of ghee is used to fry these things and it is believed that it helps the lady to get back to her normal life after a painful delivery. It also helps her to be healthy and carry on her daily normal work. Antina Unde helps the ladies to get the strong spinal strength and produce the breast milk to the nurishing mother.

Dinka or Gond is an edible gum. It is extracted from the bark of the Axie - Wood tree. It is available in cristal form as pearly yellowish pieces of varying sizes. Edible gum contain calcium, magnesium and potassium. It protect against cold. It also known to treat chronic kidney diseases, digestive disorder. Gond can help lower cholesterol.

Almonds are used for relief from constipation, respiratory disorders, coughs, heart disorders, anemia and diabetes. It also helps to maintain a healthy hair, skin care and dental care. Almonds have been connected to a higher intellectual level and they have long been considered an essential food item for growning children.

Poppy seeds are pleasant in taste. They are nutritious oil seeds used as condiment in cooking. Poppy seeds helps to lower the bad cholesterol and increase the good cholesterol levels in the blood. They are good source of dietary fiber. They help to over come the constipation problems. The seeds are excellent source of B - Complex, Vitamins. They contain good levels of minerals like iron, copper, potassium, manganese, zinc and magnesium.

Here is a recipe of " Antina Unde " that contain lots of nutrition and less ghee. This is a healthy recipe and I am sure each and every one will love to eat this Antina Unde. I have prepared this laddus My way of doing.

Things Needed : 

Antu (Edible gum) : 1oo grams
Badam (Almonds) : 2 Cups
Poppy Seeds: 100 Grams
Dry dates (Uttutte)  : 100 Grams (10 to 12)

Kallu sakkare : 100 Grams
Walnuts : 50 Grams
Cashew Nuts : 50 Grams
Jaggery : 1 cup
Pista: 1 Tablespoon (optional)
Cardamom : 6 to 8 pods.
Dry Coconut : (Copra) : 1 (Small one)
Ghee : 2 to 3 Tablespoons.
Raisins : 100 grams.

Ready to serve Antina Unde

Method

1. Cut dry dates in to small pieces.

2. Grate dry coconut.
3. Dry  Roast 1 cup of almonds.

4. Dry roast Gum.

5. Cut the other cup of almonds in to small pieces.
6. Now powder the dates and 1/2 portion of copra, cardamom.

7. Powder the dry roasted almonds and Kallu sakkare

8. Powder roasted gum.
9. Now all these powdered mixtures and cut almonds in a big bowl.

10. Dry roast poppy seeds and dry grind when it cools down. Put the ground mixture in the bowl.

Roast walnuts slightly and add it as it is .(Do not roast more than 20 seconds).

11. Keep a pan on the fire and put 2 tablespoons of ghee and heat.

12. Fry cashew and raisins in the ghee and add it to the mixture.

13. Keep a pan and put jaggery and 1/4 cup of water

14. Bring it to boil and let the jaggery melt and turn a string consistency.

15. Put this jaggery syrup to the mixture and mix it nicely.

16. Now mix it well and take a handful of the mixture and prepare laddu.

17. Repeat the same with the remaining mixture.

18. You can add a spoon of melted ghee inbetween. It helps to prepare the laddu.

Note:

Remember dry roasting should be done on low flame. You can also add cut dates as it is. (dry grinding is an optional). You can add nutmug powder (1 Tea spoon) to the mixture. (If you are feeding the baby adding nutmug adds to the nutrition). I have not added. Adding ghee will enhance the taste. I have added the minimum. Do not roast copra since it is already dried. Adding red kallusakkare is also a healthy choice. You can use little kallusakkare and more of jaggery.(optional).
You must roast the antu (gum) nicely and then powder it. Do not powder the hard gum if it is not roasted. It may not be powdered well.

Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 3o minutes 
Total Time : 1 Hour
50 Laddus can be made ( sizes differ)

Laddus with less jaggery : 

1. Dry ground Mixute (The same dry roasted nuts and kallusakkare mixtue).

2. Keep a pan on the fire and add 2 to 3 tablespoons of jaggery and put a table spoon of water.

3. Let it boil to a string cosistency. add this jaggery syrup to the nuts mixture. Mix it well.

4. Store this mixture in a glass bottle. You can eat them whenever you want.
Take 2 tablespoons of this mixture and eat as it is or adding a spoon of hot milk and mix it well and eat it.

Oats - Rava Idli with Ground Nut Chutney

Oats Rava idli is a main course dish and it is prepared using Oats, Rave (Semolina) and curd. Rava idli is a variation of the popular South Indian breakfast item "idli". Idli is prepared with medium size rava normally.

Rava idli is a speciality of the state of Karnataka in India and mainly popular dish in Udupi restaurants. The story behind the invention of Rave Idli is very interesting. One of Bengalooru's famous hotels, Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR) claims to have invented this Rava Idli. According to Mavalli Tiffin Rooms, during World War 2, when rice, which is the main ingredient used in idli was scarce, these hotels used semolina instead of rice and that was a great success. Even now Mavalli Tiffin Rooms Rava Idli is very famous and maintains the same good standard.

Rava is a popular ingredient in Asian cuisine and popular in Western Cusine too. Semolina is made from durum wheat and its high gluten content. It is digested slowly and helps us from over eating.
Some of the benefits of Rava are that

• Rava contains potassium and improves kidney function. 
• Semolina is a good source of two vitamins (E and B). 
• Semolina helps us to lead an active lifestyle. 
• Semolina is a quick and nourshing source of enegry. 
• Semolina contain phosphorus, zinc and magnesium are beneficial for the bones and nervous system.

Oats are source of dietary fiber - A few important points about Oats are

• This fiber contains a mixture of about half soluble and half insoluble fibers. 
• Soluble fiber helps in lowering the blood cholesterol. 
• Oats also contain iron, magnesium and vitamin B1. 
• Oats enhance immune response to infection. It stabilizes the blood sugar.

Here is a recipe of Oats Rava idly 
Oats adds softness to rava idly and in this way we can use oats and get the benefits from it. Oats Rava idli is soft and tasty. It can be prepared for breakfast, as snack or even for dinner too. You can have Oats Rava idli with Sambar or Sagu (thick vegetable curry with spices), or any kind of chutney, chutney powder or even pickle.

I am sure all age groups will definitely enjoy eating this idli.

Ingredients :

Rava (Semolina) : 2 Cups
Oats : 2 Cups
Curd : 1 Cup
Salt : to taste
Eno Salt: 1 Tea spoon
Curry leaves : 1 handful
Coriander leaves : 2 to 3 Table spoons
Mustard seeds : 1/2 Tea spoon
Urid dal : 1 Tea spoon
Oil : 1 Tea spoon
Green chilly : 1
Water : Required
Coconut:  2 Table spoons (optional)
Carrot : 1

Method

1. Wash and cut green chilly, curry leaves and coriander leaves. Grate carrot.

1. Dry roast Oats for 3 to 4 minutes and allow it to cool and dry grind it.

1. Now keep a pan on the fire and heat.
2. Add oil, mustard seeds and urid dal.Add curry leaves and green chilly.
3. Add rava and fry for 3 to 4 minutes.

4. Put all the ingredients (green chilly, coriander leaves, carrot, curry leaves) together and add salt.

5. Add ground oats, roasted rava and salt, mix it well.

6.  Add Curd or Butter milk 

7.  Wash and apply oil to all the idly plates.

8.  Keep a pressure cooker or Idly cooker on the fire and put 2 glasses of water. 

9  Now add a tea spoon of Eno to the rava idly dough and mix it nicely. 

10. Put a spoon of idli batter to all the idly plate immediately and cook idli for 8 to10 minutes.

 

Serve hot idli with the favorite Chutney or Sambar you have prepared.

Put a spoon ghee on HOT OATS-RAVA IDLI before serving (optional).

Note :

Must roast the rava till the raw smell disappear. Roast on medium flame and be careful not to burn the rava. The curd should be savour to get the best result. Do not use lot of water to dilute the curd. You can also use coconut, grated carrots and peas. Mix it at the end and put the batter to the plate.Do not keep the batter after adding Eno salt. (Idli turns hard).

Serves :  4 to 5

Time : 20 minutes

  Ground Nut Chutney :

Roast 2 to 3 table spoons of ground nuts and green chillies and leave it for cooling. Grate coconut (1 cup) and mix roasted ground nuts, green chilly, a small marble size tamarind and 2 green chilly. Use little water and grind it nicely till paste. Shift the chutney to a serving bowl. You can also add spurt mustard and curry leaves to the chutney.
Note : Do not remove the outer skin of ground nut after roasting. Adding more chilly is your option.
Adding coconut is also left to the option. You can also use coriander leaves and curry leaves while grinding.

Time : 5 minutes.
Serving : 4 to 5 

Roasted Ground Nuts and Green Chilly

Fresh Coconut and tamarind

Ready to Serve Chutney

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