Meena's Taste Mantra

Nutri Ball - A healthy and crunchy way to satiate your sweet tooth!

I guess being born in a Gujurati Locality, I too have a sweet tooth. Sometimes after lunch an occasional "Meethe mein kya hai" is what I pester Amma with! Most of the times it is just a small piece of Jaggery! This time took a break from work as needed to clear out the road ahead, and tended to pester her quite often! Poor thing she was sweet enough to satiate my such cravings, in fact to cheer me up, and as usual came up with some nutritious surprise elements from her repertoire of recipes! Amma is indeed the sweetest person in the world and each day feel blessed to have such wonderful humans as my parents ☺☺!!

Since I was in no mood to conjure up a sweet delight, based on some suggestions from Appa and me, Amma as ever delighted us with these Nutri Ball! Crunchy in every bite! Satiating by itself as a wholesome afternoon snack! Really blessed to have Amma as my mom as apart from the great being she is and the values that she has doctrined in all of us, she ensures we do get finger licking, wholesome, nutritious food of every taste!

INGREDIENTS

100 gm Alsi | Flaxseed, dry roasted
1 1/2 cups Cornflakes, ready to eat
20 Badam | Almond, dry roasted and slightly crushed
10 Akhrot | Walnut, dry roasted and slightly crushed
20 Raisins

1/2 tsp Elaichi | Cardamom Powder

3 tblsp Homemade Ghee | Clarified Butter

300 gm Gur | Jaggery, grated

METHOD

In a kadhai, heat ghee and add grated gur, keep the flame on low. Keep stirring continuously till the gur becomes a thick syrup and starts leaving the sides of the kadhai.
Switch off the gas and while mixing continuously add all the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Transfer onto a bowl. Spreading some ghee in your fingers, take little portion and gently shape them to lemon size Nutri Ball.
Once these Nutri Ball are to a room temperature, store in air tight container.

We made these Nutri Balls as an energy booster snack for the winters. Just one of it is sufficient to keep you full as a light evening snack! These Nutri Balls have a long shelf life.

Note:

Jaggery used for this is nice golden brown colour, called as Kesar Gur. This Gur is very sweet and not salty to taste.

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.