Todays Rave - Twisted Recipes(Alsi Pinni)

Continuing my twisted recipes post, here is another one inspired by a very traditional punjabi recipe for Alsi Pinni (laddu made with flax seed powder, edible gum, dry fruits and jaggery). Apparently in North India, during the winter months these laddus are made and consumed to give an extra immunity boost. Alsi(Flax seed) is a very good source of Omega 3, do a quick google search on it if you are not aware. 

Arthritis to Anxiety to Alzheimer's to ADHD to anything else between, please do read up and get some Omega 3 in your diet. 

On one of these random days when i was driving back from a long day of work, i was having this wonderful conversation with a dear old friend from Canada and just like good friends we talk about anything and everything under the sun, kids, dinner tonight, Bollywood movies, general gupshup. She shared with me that she found these new really delicious laddus in her local Indo-Pak store and that they were very nutritious and delicious as well. It was called Alsi Pinni, it just sounded so funny and we started laughing for no reason. She said she did a quick google search and did not find it, i made her spell this maybe 10 times. Every time i make Alsi Pinni now i remember our conversation and it brings about a smile on my face. My sister said every time i say it sounds like Aalsi Pinni (Lazy Aunt)! ROFL! So, anyway this will always be a special recipe for me..not just for nutritional reasons 😃...here you go with my twisted version.

Dry roast approximately, 1/4 cup of Ragi(millet) flour, 4 tbsp of Alsi/ Flax seed powder, 2 tbsp of Sesame seed powder. Also coarsely powder and dry roast 10 cashews, 10 almonds, 10 walnuts and any other nuts of choice. I had no idea or desire to add Gond(edible gum) that was mentioned in the traditional recipe. So, i skipped it. I added maybe 2 teaspoons of Ghee and maybe 3 tbsp of Agave Nectar. Roasted this whole mixture together, maybe 10 minutes. After i switched the stove off, i let it cool for a few minutes, then used some milk(very little) to just bind the laddus. You can use some powdered jaggery (about 1/4 cup) instead of Agave Nectar as well. I use Agave to make my recipe a bit more South beach diet friendly. My daughter loved these laddus, she thought i made these out of Chocolate..now that would be a nice next level twist to add some unsweetened cocoa powder to this classic recipe!