Grandmom’s Recipe | Methi Ladoo | Breastfeeding Foods ( Episode 3)

I remember as a new mom I didn’t know whether I was coming or going. I remember being extremely overwhelmed and was just thankful that my meals came to me and there were people taking care of me because I knew there was no way I would be able to take care of myself and a new baby! 

My mom kept giving me things to eat at regular intervals and though I wasn’t too happy with the bland, rich food that I was eating, I definitely wasn’t going to question it. It was only later that I realised how healthy all the food I was eating really was. How it all tied together to ensure the new mom gets her rest during the 40-day confinement period and how every single ingredient goes towards helping her gain her strength and vitality back postpartum. Ancient Indian food wisdom really had it all down to a science!

In our special series Grandmom’s recipes we bring you a recipe that is part of my family history. This simple laddoo goes a long way in building a new mom’s strength, and immune system, and increases breastmilk production. The laddoo has edible gum, methi powder, ghee, and a whole host of ingredients to help the new mom bounce back to her pre-pregnancy self. 

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Ingredients: 

• 2 tbsp cashew nut powdered
• 2 tbsp almond powder
• 2 tbsp methi (fenugreek) powder
• 1 tsp Piprimut powder
• 1 tsp Dry ginger or Sonth powder
• 4 Tbsp Katlu powder 
• 1/2 tsp Khus-Khus
• 2 tbsp grated coconut
• 1/2 tsp Haldi powder
• Ghee 1 cup
• 2 tbsp gondh (edible gum)
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup Urad dal powder
• Half cup jaggery

Method: 

• Add all the dry powders except the wheat and urad dal flour and jaggery into a bowl. 
• Heat one cup of ghee in a non stick pan
• Add 2 tbsp of edible gum (gondh)
• Cook till it turns white and sticky. 
• Add a cup of wheat flour and Urad dal flour. 
• Mix so everything comes together. Add more ghee if required. 
• Stir till the ghee starts separating from the sides. 
• Add the previously mixed powder to this mixture. 
• Let it cook for two minutes then set aside. It will resemble a crumbly mixture.
• In a different pan, heat 2-3 spoons of ghee
• Add half a up of jaggery
• Heat it till it all melts.
• Add the jaggery sauce to the crumbly mixture and mix it all together very well
• You can either shape it into laddoos at this point or add the mixture to a greased pan and cut squares out of it when it cools.