Ingredients

• 1 cup - wheat flour
• 1 cup - jaggery
• 1/2 tsp - ghee
• 1/2 tsp - cardamom powder
• Optional:
• 1-2 tbsp - desiccated coconut
• 1 -2 tbsp - raisins and chopped nuts mixture

How to Make Thambittu

• Dry roast the wheat flour for a couple of minutes or until the raw smell disappears.
• Saute continuously or the flour will get burnt.
• The flour should turn light brown in colour. Remove from stove and keep aside.
• Take about 1.5 cups of water, add a few drops of ghee and the jaggery. Boil well until all the jaggery has melted.
• Adjust sweetness according to taste.
• Reduce heat to low, add the elaichi powder, nuts and mix well.
• Add the roasted flour little by little. Mix continuously so that no lumps are formed.
• Remove from stove immediately and let it cool. After it cools, grease your hands with a few drops of oil/ghee and shape them into laddoos/ laddoos.
• Store in airtight containers.