Pearl Millet Laddoo / கம்பு உருண்டை

Ingredients: 

1. Pearl millet                                                 - 1 cup
2. Jaggery (karuppattti /vellam)                     - 200gms
3. Cardamom                                                  - 2 pieces
4. Channa dal(roasted gram/porikadalai)       - optional

How to prepare Pearl Millet Laddoo:

1. Fry the pearl millet in a kadai with no oil . When a nice aroma comes out, stop frying.
2. Keep it aside and let it cool down.
3. Prepare jaggery syrup by adding little water in jaggery and boiling it. Once the jaggery melts down and a thick syrup like consistency is obtained, put off the flame.
4.  Grind well the pearl millet which is brought to room temperature along with cardamom.
5. Add the jaggery syrup to it.
6. Make laddoos and a yummy,healthy snack is ready to serve!!!

Note:

      If jaggery syrup is added more and unable to make laddoos, some roasted gram can be powdered and added to it.