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Thenum Thinai Maavum Thinai Urundai Millet Honey Balls

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Ancient Thinai Urundai Foxtail Millet Ladoo | Millet Honey Balls | தேனும் திணை மாவும் Thenum Thinai Maavum
Thinai Urundai Foxtail Millet Laddu Thenum Thinai Maavum

It has been ages I tasted Thinai Urundai Foxtail Millet Laddu. Recently I got this millet in Korean super market and from that day calling my grandma and Aunt to know about this thinai maavu/ladoo recipe. While talking with my grandma

she told that she had own cultivated sample millet thinai and 2 years back she used it during my cousins marriage. Yup this is a traditional recipe we make it particularly during any girls related functions like Puberty (Age Attending)/Marriage/Seemantham (Baby Shower) etc. Actually I forgot how it looks with husk, so I googled and found the picture here. Even amma/grandma everyone describing it with husk, they soak the husked millet for few hours then using stone pestle (Ulaikai/Ural) remove the husk. But I explained and showed the fine processed millet in skype, then what they suggested is today’s recipe finally 🙂 This foxtail millet ladoos are great neivedhyam for Lord Muruga with honey even today I prepared this laddus with pure honey.

Thenum Thinai Maavum Thinai Urundai Millet Honey Balls
Thinai Urundai Foxtail Millet Laddu Thenum Thinai Maavum

Thinai Urundai Foxtail Millet Laddu Preparation

  • Dry roast the millets for 5-7mins in medium to high flame till it attains nice aroma (Pic 1).
  • Allow to cool and grind to fine/coarse powder (Pic 1).
  • If using regular sugar, powder along with millet itself.
  • In a kadai/pan add ghee and roast the nuts till golden brown.
  • In the same pan add the powdered millet flour, cardamom powder  and mix well for 1min, just the ghee flavor to spread all over the flour (Pic 2).
  • Turn off the stove and allow to cool them before adding 3 tbsp of honey, mix well (Pic 3).
  • Don’t add honey when flour mixture is warm, this makes the ladoo chewy.
  • If you want you can increase honey or Powdered white/brown sugar right now.
  • Make lemon sized balls out of it as shown in Pic 4.
  • Tastes similar to rava ladoo but hope you know the nutritious value in both.
  • And the authentic Thenum Thinaiyum / Millet Laddu is ready in minutes.

Ingredients

Thinai/Foxtail millet – 1 and 1/2 Cups
Honey – 1/4 Cup Plus 1 or 2tsp (Replace with Regular Sugar)
Cardamom Powder- 1 Tbsp (Usually powder with white sugar)
Ghee – 1 Tbsp (you can use more :-))
Cashew nuts- 2 Tbsp  

Notes

  1. Can sprinkle milk and add few coconut pieces or shredded coconut fried in ghee too but has to be consumed within 2 days.
  2. The above preparation with honey can be kept in room temp for 4-5 Days.
  3. Making fine or coarse powder is up to your desire, I made it to fine powder 🙂
Thenum Thinai Maavum Thinai Urundai Millet Honey Balls
Thinai Urundai Foxtail Millet Laddu Thenum Thinai Maavum

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Course: Dessert, Snack, sweets
Cuisine: Indian, Traditional Kongu Foods
Author: Sangeetha Priya
Ingredients
  • Thinai/Foxtail millet – 1 and 1/2 Cups
  • Honey – 1/4 Cup Plus 1 or 2 tsp Replace with Jaggery/Sugar
  • Cardamom Powder- 1 Tbsp I Usually powder with sugar
  • Ghee – 1 Tbsp you can use more 🙂
  • Cashew Nuts- 2 Tbsp
Instructions
  1. Dry roast the millets for 5-7mins in medium to high flame till it attains nice aroma (Pic 1).
  2. Allow to cool and grind to fine/coarse powder (Pic 1).

  3. If using regular sugar, powder after powdering millets (in the same processor).

  4. In a kadai/pan add ghee and roast the nuts till golden brown.
  5. In the same pan add the powdered millet flour, cardamom powder and mix well for 1min, just the ghee flavor to spread all over the flour.
  6. Turn off the stove and allow to cool them before adding 3 tbsp of honey, mix well.
  7. Don’t add honey when flour mixture is warm, this makes the ladoo chewy.
  8. If you want you can increase honey or powdered sugar right now.
  9. Make lemon sized balls out of it.
  10. Tastes similar to rava ladoo but hope you know the nutritious value in both.
  11. And the authentic Thenum Thinaiyum / Thinai Urundai is ready in minutes.

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