Oats, edible gum , nuts healthy bars

Posting here after long time … 

This recipe came as a thought process after thinking about how to feed right balance of something local , nutritious , seasonal , and the food what our genes know to our family.

That’s what the nutrition science say.

Since living in the UK , Oats are local …and I have been meaning to make Gond / Dinka in Marathi - edible gum laddoos for winter ( ticks seasonal) and thought why not club the two 😬

So here it is : 

Ingredients: 

1 cup rolled oats 

1/2 cup - mixed nuts ( I used almonds , pistachios,walnuts, cashews , black raisins 

1/8 cup edible gond / Dinka 

2 tablespoons Khaskhas/ poppyseeds 

2/3 cups dry coconut 

1/2 to 3/4 cup powdered jaggery ( if you don’t have this use normal jaggery but adjust the quantity as      

        per it’s sweetness - I wanted little less sweet so I used 1/2 cup plus a tea spoon

1/3 cup ghee ( melted form ) 

2 tablespoons spoon dry dates powder ( Kharik powder )

Procedure : 

1. With 2 tsp ghee , once heated in a pan , fry the gum kernels ( Dinka ) until nice and fluffy, on medium 

    flame. 

2. Dry roast all the other ingredients separately.  Nuts can be roasted in little ghee all together. 

3. Grind the nuts to a powder.

4. Just use a cup or with your fingers , crush the fried gond. 

5. Grind oats also to a coarse texture. 

6. In a pan add little ghee and pour the jaggery. Let it melt completely.

7. Add all the powders to it and mix well - switch off the flame. 

8. Add ghee to the mixture and mix thoroughly all together. If you see it’s dry add Lillie more ghee ( little bit at a time )

9. Keep a greased tray ready. 

10. Pour the mixture in a square tray and press with a spatula so the mixture goes to each corner. 

11. With a light hand , put square / bar shaped lines for shape with a greased knife. Once cooled , it can’t be cut into required shapes. 

12. Leave it to rest for 20-30 min. 

13. Once cooled , remove the pieces. 

Edible gum is very healthy and elders recommend it for good ,strong backbone. 

Must consume in winters only. 

Enjoy and do send me a feedback if you like it 😊 

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