Sabudana laddoo
(Kartheek maasam Prasaadam)

During any Hindu fast or upwas like ekadasi, maha shivratri, janmashtami,kaartheek maas upwas  some food are restricted and only few are allowed. These rules and tradition may vary from one family to family
Now here comes very easy, quick and delicious singhara and sabudana laddoo see if it fits in your family tradition.  This melt in mouth laddoos are delicious suitable not only as a good vrat recipe but for any occasion. For health sake  I used very less of ghee to make these laddoo and added water to help in binding which is my usual way of doing it, if you wish you can skip water and add more melted ghee which will sure enhance the taste further.

Ingredients :
* Ghee - 2 tbsp (3/4 cup  melted ghee if want to bind ladoo with ghee)
* Singhara Atta/Water Chestnut Flour - 1 Cup
* Sabudana Atta/Sago Flour - 1 Cup [method below]
* Sugar Powder - 1 Cup
* Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
* Chopped Dry Fruits - 3 tbsp [ I used cashews, almonds, raisins]
* Warm Water/Milk - 2-3 tbsp [if using only ghee, avoid this]

Method :
* Start with making sabudana/sago flour, for that take sabudana in a mixer or and grind into smooth powder.  keep it as a  little coarse powder which will give nice texture to laddoos. Also grind sugar and cardamom seeds into fine powder and keep aside.
* Heat  ghee in a pan or wok heat ghee add singhara and sabudana flours and roast in medium flame until golden brown and fragrant.  
* Keep stirring in intervals to avoid burning of flours. Add powder sugar and cardamom powder and stir everything well, off flame. 
* Add dry fruits and stir well to combine everything.  Keep aside to let it cool down a bit but still warm.
* Once the flour cool enough to handle but still warm,  on small portion of flour sprinkle 1 tbsp of warm water or milk, mix well to combine. Take little flour in hand & keep pressing and routing and try to make laddoo
* Inbetween Sprinkle little water in small portion of flour,  and again shape into laddoo/balls.   Water helps to bind the flour.  You can also use milk instead of water. If you want to use ghee, then add melted ghee mix everything well and shape into laddoo.
Healthy and tasty laddoo is ready for prasaadam.

--Pushpa