Healthy Chana Dal Ragi Peda
by Tarla Dalal
A peda without dairy products might sound strange, and that it’s made of powdered daria and ragi flour might seem even stranger; but try this once and you will not repent having walked the healthy path!
This Healthy Chana Dal Ragi Peda is made sans dairy products like milk or mava but has a very rich texture and taste due to the unique combination of flours.
Sweetened mildly with honey and laced with cardamom powder, this peda has a very pleasant taste achieved without any refined sugar! We have, however, used a little bit of ghee to get a rich taste and mouth-feel.
You need to knead the mixture really well; otherwise it will be difficult to form the pedas. Once you get that right, there is no going back – you are en route to satisfying your sweet cravings in a nutritious way.
You can also indulge in other healthy sweets like Pear Rabri and Ragi Sheera.
Enjoy how to make Healthy Chana Dal Ragi Peda recipe with detailed step by step photos.
Healthy Chana Dal Ragi Peda recipe - How to make Healthy Chana Dal Ragi Peda
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 12 pedas
For Healthy Chana Dal Ragi Peda
3/4 cup roasted and powdered chana dal (daria)
1/4 cup ragi (nachni / red millet) flour
2 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp honey
1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
- Method
- Put ½ tbsp of ghee in a small broad non-stick pan, add the nachni flour and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Remove in a deep bowl and keep aside.
- Put the remaining 1½ tbsp of ghee in the same small broad non-stick pan, add the powered chana dal and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture into the same bowl containing nachni, add the honey and cardamom powder and mix very well using your hands.
- Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and shape each portion into a 37 mm. (1½”) diameter flat round.
- Serve or store in an air-tight container. Use as required.
Handy tip:
- Handy tip:
- This may be difficult to form into a peda but make sure you knead it very well.
| Energy | 86 cal |
| Protein | 2.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.4 g |
| Fiber | 2.3 g |
| Fat | 2.9 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 36.9 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.1 mg |
| Folic Acid | 19.1 mcg |
| Calcium | 17.5 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 20.4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 50 mg |
| Sodium | 9.6 mg |
| Potassium | 104 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |