सुत्केरी मसला (Sutkeri Masala)

About This Recipe

Ingredients

• 1
  2 cups (≈250 g)Wheat flour (atta)

  Base flour roasted in ghee for nutty aroma

• 2
  1 cup (≈200 g)Ghee

  Roasts flour, puffs gond and binds laddus

• 3
  ½ cup (≈50 g) piecesEdible gum (gond/gund)

  Puffed in ghee for crunchy energy

• 4
  1½ cups (≈300 g), gratedJaggery (chaku)

  Natural sweetener and binder

• 5
  ½ cup, choppedAlmonds

  Protein and healthy fats

• 6
  ½ cup, choppedCashews

  Creamy crunch

• 7
  2 TbspFenugreek seeds

  Traditional galactagogue; roasted and ground

• 8
  1 TbspCarom seeds (ajwain)

  Aids digestion; roasted and ground

• 9
  2 tspGinger powder (sutho)

  Warming spice for digestion

• 10
  1 tspTurmeric powder

  Anti-inflammatory golden spice

• 11
  1 tspBlack pepper powder

  Enhances turmeric absorption

• 12
  1 TbspFennel seeds (optional)

  Sweet aromatic seed; ground

• 13
  ¼ cupWater

  Helps dissolve jaggery into syrup

Instructions

1. 1
   Dry-roast almonds and cashews on low heat until fragrant; cool and chop coarsely.
2. 2
   Heat 2 Tbsp ghee; fry edible gum in small batches until fully puffed. Crush lightly after cooling.
3. 3
   Dry-roast fenugreek, ajwain and fennel (if using) until aromatic; cool and grind to a fine powder.
4. 4
   In the same pan, add remaining ghee; add wheat flour and roast on very low heat 15–20 min, stirring, until deep golden and nutty.
5. 5
   Stir in ginger, turmeric and black-pepper powders; cook 1 minute. Remove pan from heat.
6. 6
   Separately melt grated jaggery with ¼ cup water on low flame; cook to soft-ball stage (drop in cold water—it should form a pliable ball).
7. 7
   Combine roasted flour, spice powder, puffed gond, chopped nuts in a large bowl. Pour hot jaggery syrup and mix quickly with a spatula.
8. 8
   When mixture is warm but safe to touch, grease palms with ghee and roll tight laddus about 3–4 cm across.
9. 9
   Cool laddus completely; store in an airtight jar up to 4 weeks. Serve 1–2 laddus daily with warm milk for postpartum nourishment.