Katlu Recipe
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About Katlu - In India special food diet is followed during & after pregnancy, it will help both mother & child's health. Though different states have their different diet & way of cooking. Here I present one special food item which is consumed by mother after pregnancy, specially in Gujarat. It contains various spices, edible gum, jaggery, ghee & katlu, which is key ingredient. Katlu is itself mixture of so many spices, which is available in some special grocery store.
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Ingredients
- 2 cup wheat flour
- 1 cup edible gum goond (fried in ghee)
- 1 cup almonds sliced
- 3 tablespoon soonth powder (dry ginger powder)
- 2 tablespoon pipramul powder (long pepper powder)
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 300 gm ghee approximately
- 2 cup jaggery grated
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Instructions
- Heat ghee in non stick pan fry gum & keep aside
- Now in same pan, saute wheat flour on slow flame. Add more ghee if needed.
- Saute till aroma arises &colour becomes pink.
- As flour is sauted properly add fried gum, soonth powder, piprool powder, turmeric powder sliced almonds. Leave some sliced almonds for garnishing.
- Mix well & turn off flame.
- Let it cool down till it reaches room temperature. Then add grated jaggery & mix well.
- Now spread it in thali & level it. Sprinkle sliced almonds.
- Cut pieces after it cool.
Notes
- One can add dried grated coconut.
- Can also adjust quantity of jaggery according to your taste.
Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 776 kcal | Carbohydrates: 82 g | Protein: 8 g | Fat: 47 g | Saturated Fat: 24 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 96 mg | Sodium: 2 mg | Potassium: 196 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 52 g | Vitamin A: 1 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 89 mg | Iron: 4 mg
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Loved it…. After looking at the pic i can feel the aroma…Feels like having it right away. Actually sweets are my weakness 🙂