Sago Laddu

Ingredients

• Sago – 1 cup
• Powdered sugar – ½ cup or to taste
• Ghee – ¼ cup
• Cashews – 2 tbsp, chopped
• Raisins – 1 tbsp
• Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
• Warm milk – 1–2 tbsp, only if required

Method

1. Dry-roast the sago in a heavy pan over medium heat, stirring continuously, until lightly golden and crisp. Cool completely.
2. Grind the cooled sago to a fine flour and sieve it.
3. Heat a little ghee and roast the cashews and raisins. Add the remaining ghee and sago flour; stir over low heat for 2–3 minutes.
4. Turn off the heat. When the mixture is warm, add powdered sugar, cardamom and the roasted nuts and raisins.
5. Mix until it holds together, then shape small portions into laddus. Add only a little warm milk if the mixture remains too crumbly.
6. Cool completely before storing airtight. If milk was used, refrigerate and consume promptly.