Gol Papdi

A new start has to always be accompanied by a sweet and thats how it becomes a Subh Aarambh!!.This being my first blog,would like to write about a sweet dish that I prepare regularly at home.

Believe me!this is the easiest sweet that I have ever tried my hands on-courtesy my Mother-in- Law!!.This can be prepared with  wheat flour,which am sure everyone must be having at home at any point of time.
This can also be offered as prasad for Lord Ganesha as this is supposed to be one of his favourite foods!!

To make about 9- 10 pieces of Gol papdi (size of the piece as represented in the picture) all you need is
1 cup of wheat flour (about 100 grams)
1 cup of powdered jaggery (about 100 gms)
1/2 cup of desi ghee (about 50 grams)
Little bit of dried ginger powder & dried cardamom powder.

Heat a pan and pour the ghee .After the ghee melts,add wheat flour,keep frying till the flour is golden brown and starts smelling full of ghee!
Turn of the gas stove and add powdered jaggery, 3 pinches of dried ginger powder & 3 pinches of cardamom powder.
Start mixing them well with a ladle.The jaggery will just melt down when it is added to the hot flour that is roasted in ghee.Make sure that there are no lumps and the mixture is evenly mixed
Transfer this mixture in a plate greased with ghee and gently spread this out.You may cut in to the desired shapes and you can also add roasted almonds or cashews to these gol papdis!

I am sure all of us aware of the benefits of Jaggery that is rich in Iron.Dried ginger powder adds a nice flavour to this dish and also aids in digestion.

Please try this out and share your experience :)