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    Home » Desserts » Indian Dessert » Ladoos & Gulab jamuns » Alsi Pinni | Alsi Ki Pinni | Flaxseed Ladoo

    Alsi Pinni | Alsi Ki Pinni | Flaxseed Ladoo

    Mar 13, 2022 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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    Alsi pinni, aka flaxseed ladoos, a delicious energy ball made with wheat flour, flaxseeds and edible gum. A winter delicacy from the state of Punjab, India.

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    Table of contents

    • Flaxseed in Indian Cuisine
    • Baking with Flax
    • Some interesting ladoo recipes
    • Benefits of flaxseeds
    • Ingredients to make Alsi ladoo
    • Recipe card for Flaxseed Ladoo
    • More Ladoo Recipes
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    Flaxseed in Indian Cuisine

    Flaxseed, called as alsi in Hindi and aali vidhai in Tamil. Though the name looks very foreign, flaxseeds are used in Indian cuisine from a long time. Today’s recipe Alsi pinni, flaxseed ladoo, is a winter delicacy made in Punjab, the land of Golden Temple. A traditional recipe that shows that flaxseed were in use in Indian cuisine for a long time.

    You can use flaxseeds in whole lot of way in Indian cooking. Below is a small list of recipes using whole flax.

    • Flaxseed and pepper sevai, uses spice powder made with flax
    • multigrain flakes & flaxseed podi, a rice mix powder
    • Alsi mukhwas, mouth freshener using flaxseeds
    • Flaxseed molagapodi, lentil based condiment for breakfast
    • Flaxseed paruppu podi, Another rice accompaniment
    • Thengai podi with flaxseeds, Coconut spice powder with flax
    • Flaxseed chutney powder, spicy condiment with flax
    Flaxseed ladoo

    Baking with Flax

    Flax meal when mixed with water turns into a gel like consistency resembling the texture of egg. Since i bake eggless, I extensively used Flax eggs in my cakes and muffins.

    Below is a small list of bakes with flax-eggs

    • Eggless blueberry-raspberry jam cake/muffins
    • Spooky Witch Finger Cookies
    • Gorgeous Carrot pineapple cake (sunflower cake)
    • Soft & fluffy break the fast nut cake from zimbabwe

    Apart from cakes, you use flax egg to make pancakes too, like this delicious looking Apam Balik from Malaysia.

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    Benefits of flaxseeds

    • Flaxseed is a good source of many nutrients, including protein, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, thiamine, and copper.
    • With so much fiber,
      • It promotes regular bowel movements and improve digestive health,
      • help lower cholesterol levels and improve heart health.

    Though it is healthy, flax seeds should be consumed in moderation. The healthy marker of it being high in fiber can cause bloating and gas issues if consumed more.

    Our digestive system cannot break the thick outer shell of flax easily, so it is advised to consume milled flaxseeds. And ground flaxseeds tend to get rancid pretty fast, I suggest to grind small amounts and store it in the freezer.

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    Ingredients to make Alsi ladoo

    • Flaxseeds, the hero ingredient, I have used regular flaxseeds in this recipe.
    • Whole wheat flour, adds volume to the flaxseed ladoo.
    • Edible gum, is the binding agent in the alsi ladoo recipe.
    • Jaggery, sweetener used in making these delish flaxseed ladoos.
    • Flavoring, cardamom powder is used to flavor the flaxseed ladoo.
    • Ghee, adds wonderful aroma and used to roast all the ingredients in the alsi pinni recipe.
    • Nuts, I have used only almonds in the recipe.

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    Recipe card for Flaxseed Ladoo

    Flaxseed ladoo

    Alsi Pinni | Alsi Ki Pinni | Flaxseed Ladoo

    Alsi pinni, aka flaxseed ladoos, a delicious energy ball made with wheat flour, flaxseeds and edible gum. A winter delicacy from the state of Punjab, India.
    5 from 8 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: easy ladoo recipe, Edible gum recipe, Flaxseed recipe, Gond recipe, Ladoo with flaxseeds, Nuts and seeds ladoo
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 13 minutes
    Total Time: 22 minutes
    Servings: 12 People
    Calories:

    Equipment

    • Measuring cups and spoons
    • Indian style mixie or any heavy blender
    • Pan to roast the ingredients

    Ingredients

    • ½ Cup Flax-meal
    • ½ Cup Whole Wheat flour
    • ½ Cup Powdered Jaggery
    • ½ Cup Ghee
    • 3 tablespoon gond/edible gum
    • ½ tablespoon cardamom powder
    • ¼ cup chopped almonds mixed nuts can be used

    Instructions

    • Heat 3 tablespoon of ghee in a kadai. Add Whole Wheat flour to this and roast in a medium flame, until it gives out a nice aroma. Take care not to burn the flour. Transfer to a flat plate.
    • Next add another 2 tablespoon of ghee, add the edible gum/gond and fry it in a medium flame, until it flowers up nicely. Take care while roasting, the flame must be medium to ensure proper frying or else you will end up with gum that is still raw in the center. Transfer to a flat plate. Crush it well using a roller-pin to powder. Set aside until use.
    • Next add 2 tablespoon of ghee, add flaxmeal to this and saute for a minute. remove on a flat plate and set aside until use. In the same add the nuts and roast them with a teaspoon of ghee.
    • After roasting all the ingredients, add powdered jaggery to the pan, add ¼ cup of water, let it dissolve, boil until it reaches 1-string consistency. 
    • How to check this : When the jaggery syrup bubbles up and froths nicely, check a drop of syrup with a ladle, stretch it between your thumb and index finger, it should easily form a single-string.
    • Once this stages reaches, act fast, remove the pan from fire, add all the roasted ingredients to this and mix well. 
    • Let it cool a little, Start making golf-sized balls out of the mixture, by pressing it tightly in your palms. If needed, decorate each ball with a roasted cashew on top
    • Store in an air-tight container and enjoy them.

    Notes

    • Remember to switch off the flame, once the jaggery syrup reaches single-string consistency or else the syrup will reach hardball consistency fast and the mixture will turn hard.
    • In case the mixture turns hard, do not worry, run it in the mixer once, it will return to powder form. Add litte ghee and make the pinni/balls.
    • You can even make squares out of the mixture, just keep it on the stove for 2 more minutes, the mixture will start coming together, immediately pour it on to a greased flat-plate and smooth-en the top and make markings for squares using a serrated knife, once it cools, cut into squares.

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    I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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    These tempting alsi ladoos are easy and quick to make. These ladoos are a wonderful edible gift to your friends and family.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Rafeeda AR

      April 24, 2014 at 4:51 am

      really healthy laddoos…

      Reply
    2. The Pumpkin Farm

      April 24, 2014 at 8:18 am

      nice one priya, this seems such an healthy option to try

      Reply
      • Priya Vj

        March 15, 2022 at 6:16 pm

        5 stars
        Indeed a very healthy also ke ladoo packed with so much goodness and nutrition .I love how our Indian food uses seasonal ingredients and recioes aligned to suit the climatic conditions.

        Reply
    3. Priya Suresh

      April 24, 2014 at 8:30 am

      Wat a fantastic laddoos, thanks for sharing..Cant wait to make this healthy laddoos.

      Reply
    4. Gayathri Anand

      April 24, 2014 at 10:08 am

      Healthy and Yummy ladoos.
      http://kaviskitchen.blogspot.co.uk/

      Reply
    5. Julie

      April 24, 2014 at 2:19 pm

      very healthy ones!!!

      Reply
    6. Varada's Kitchen

      April 25, 2014 at 2:08 am

      Loved this recipe. I have bookmarked it.

      Reply
    7. Unknown

      April 25, 2014 at 9:13 am

      sarson ka kheth – so beautiful pictures!!! and this laddu is super healthy and so kid friendly!!

      Reply
    8. Srivalli

      April 27, 2014 at 3:21 pm

      Amazing laddus Priya..never actually read this recipe till now..surely makes me want to make these…

      Reply
    9. Pavani

      April 30, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      Those do look healthy and delicious.

      Reply
    10. Harini R

      May 04, 2014 at 12:50 am

      Very healthy laddus.

      Reply
    11. MySpicyKitchen

      May 08, 2014 at 12:57 pm

      Lovely clicks, specially the first pic where you had a touch of different colors. These laddus sound quite healthy. Nice healthy recipe.

      Reply
    12. Nalini's Kitchen

      May 09, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      Healthy and cute looking ladoos…feel like grabbing it.

      Reply
    13. Chef Mireille

      May 16, 2014 at 5:40 pm

      whaat a healthy laddu

      Reply
    14. Archana

      June 09, 2014 at 3:39 pm

      Bookmarking

      Reply
    15. Unknown

      June 16, 2014 at 12:19 pm

      you've made a habit of making healthy dishes somehow. you managed to find one for punjab also 🙂 good one really

      Reply
    16. Shobha Keshwani

      March 14, 2022 at 5:10 am

      5 stars
      Wow, this is real treat ! taste and nutrition combined together. Now who can ever resist such temptation !

      Reply
    17. Mayuri Patel

      March 15, 2022 at 1:32 am

      5 stars
      Priya you have so many recipes using flax seeds. The only time I use them is as flax egg or in my smoothies. I make wheat flour laddoo but have not added flaxseed meal to them. A wonderful idea. Will give these alsi pinni a try.

      Reply
    18. Jayashree T.Rao

      March 15, 2022 at 12:25 pm

      5 stars
      Alisi Pinni looks tasty and a healthy snack to store at home. I must make this sometime soon.

      Reply
    19. Neha

      March 15, 2022 at 1:20 pm

      5 stars
      These Alsi Ki Pinni look so tempting. Good for winter and even for the after dinner sweet urge. I do make whole wheat flour quite often . But this time will add alsi and jaggery too. Nice post!

      Reply
    20. Archana

      March 15, 2022 at 7:10 pm

      5 stars
      Priya! I am back again as I need to make some of these yum flax seed ladoos. I needed some recipe that uses edible gum and this fits the bill. Thanks and your pics have me drooling.

      Reply
    21. Mina Joshi

      March 16, 2022 at 8:43 pm

      5 stars
      Just can’t wait to make these ladoos. The weather here is still cold so some ladoos with gund, flax seeds and jaggery sound perfect.

      Reply
    22. Kalyani

      March 17, 2022 at 10:22 am

      5 stars
      perfect for snacking esp in the exam season when light, healthy bites are appropriate while studying.. bookmarking ur recipe priya. sure to try this.

      Reply

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