Astami Undo/ Kare Undo

Astami Undo/ Kare Undo  

• Besan flour/ chickpea flour -1 and 1/2 cups 
• Puffed Paddy powder/Laayi pitto/Aralu hudi- 2 n 1/2 cups 
• Black sesame seeds- 1/2 cup 
• Cashewnuts- 3/4 th  cup ( cut into bits )
• Antu bella/ sticky jaggery - 2 and 1/4 th cups 
• Cardamom powder-1/2 tsp 
• Ghee- 1 cup to fry the shev n 1/4 th cup to prepare sev mix dough 

Method 
Sieve Besan .. transfer it in a bowl n then add 1/4 th cup ghee n little by little water to form  a stiff dough. now place the dough in the shev mould . 

Add 1 cup ghee in a kadai , heat it .. now directly press in a circular way . when crisp , remove it n place it on a tissue paper  . cool it n crush it with hands .
  
Now add 2 tsp ghee n roast cashwenut bits till it turns light brown . remove it .

wash n dry roast the black sesame seeds. remove it . 

Add the puffed paddy powder, roasted cashewnuts, dry roasted black sesame seeds, shev , cardamom powder in a bowl n mix well . 

Place a deep bottomed kadai n melt jaggery ( add little water ) ... on a medium flame , till one  string consistency  . switch off the flame n now add the above mix , 2 tsp of ghee . n mix well . 

Apply ghee to the palm n form in to laddo shapes . 

Note : can store for about a month in a air tight container .