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There are childhood memories and certain tastes which remain fresh on the tongue even after age. Available for 50 paise to 1 or 2 rupees, the sweet and sour tamarind tablets would dissolve as soon as they were in the mouth and their taste would remain in the mouth for a long time. Tamarind Dana Laddu was not just about taste, but it was also about the beautiful moments spent with school friends in childhood. The face would light up after seeing the small laddus. You can make these laddus at home also. This will not only make your childhood memories fresh once again, but you can also introduce your children to the taste of your childhood. So let’s know the recipe of Tamarind Dana Laddu.
Tamarind grain laddu has the sourness of tamarind along with the sweetness of jaggery and the sharpness of spices. There are so many flavored candies available in the market today and chocolate is the favorite of children, but if you make tamarind laddus and feed them, they will definitely like it, they will forget to eat toffees in the market because of this taste. So let’s see the recipe.
What are the ingredients required?
You will need approximately 200 grams tamarind or 150 grams tamarind pulp i.e. deseeded tamarind, 150 grams jaggery, roasted cumin powder 1 teaspoon, red chili powder 1 teaspoon or as per taste, black salt 1 teaspoon, 1/4 teaspoon white salt. Dry mango powder 1 tsp (this is optional), powdered sugar (Bura) half cup. Now let us know the method of making tamarind grain laddu.
How to make Tamarind Seed Laddu?
- If you have brought prepared tamarind pulp, then you just have to separate its fibers. If you have taken tamarind, keep its seeds and fibers completely separate.
- Soak the tamarind pulp in water for some time and then separate the water and mash it well with hands so that it becomes like a puree.
- Now grate the jaggery, this will make it fine and no lumps will form while mixing. If you want, you can break the jaggery into small pieces and keep it
- Now melt the jaggery in the pan while stirring on low flame and then add red chilli powder, black salt, roasted cumin powder and mix.
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- Now add prepared tamarind pulp to it and mix well while stirring. Cook it until the mixture becomes thick and starts leaving the pan.
- Take out the prepared mixture, spread it in a plate and leave it at room temperature for some time to cool down. This will make it suitable for making laddus.
- When the mixture cools down completely, apply some oil on your hands and make small laddus and keep them in a plate. In this way, a lot of your tamarind seed laddus will be ready.
- The step to give the final touch to the laddus is to take powdered sugar in a plate and keep coating all the laddus with it.
- You can store the prepared tamarind grain laddu in an airtight glass jar which will last for a long time. These laddus will be liked by children as well as adults and once again you will remember the taste of childhood.
Note: If you want to make these laddus and eat them immediately and do not want to store them, then make a paste by adding tamarind pulp, jaggery and all the spices on a mortar or in a grinder. After this, make laddus out of it and roll it in powdered sugar and enjoy.