In discussion with Dixit sir, Prasad Sir, Mahesh sir, Pranay and other DIC members, it is noticed that we have stock of raisins, which is prepared in ashram during project, and we could not sell out it. So, they give me a task of utilizing raisins into food products. We decided to make Laddo using raisins as natural sweetener which can be nutritional rich.
I took several trials of Ladoo’s to optimize the ingredients like peanut, flaxseed, moringa powder, sesame seed, raisins, etc.
Introduction:
Raisins are dried grapes. The drying process concentrates both the nutrients and sugars in grapes. Raisins are rich in Carbohydrate, vitamin C, vitamin B6, Iron, Calcium, etc. I can prepare Ladoo using peanut, sesame, flaxseed, moringa powder, etc. to enhance the nutritional value of Ladoo. It is good for health-conscious people.
Objective:
- To utilize the raisins in ladoo.
- To optimize the proportion of peanut, raisin, sesame, flaxseed, and moringa powder to make different type raisins ladoo.
Methodology
31 January 2024
I took first trial of Laddu using peanut and raisins; made 3 samples of different proportion. I referred the recipe of peanut jaggery laddu for this trial.
Procedure:
Peanut
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Weighing, cleaning and sorting
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Roasting on slow flame
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Raisin
Weighing and sorting
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mix together.
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Grinding
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Addition of ghee
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Making round shape
Fig,. procedure of peanut raisin Laddo
| Ingredients | Sample A | Sample B | Sample C |
| Peanut | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Raisin | 60 | 60 | 100 |
| Powder sugar | – | 5 gm | – |
| Ghee | 5gm | 5 gm | 5 gm |
Observation:
- Sample A was good but less sweet, slightly chewy due to over grinding of peanut.
- Sample B was better than A but it content powder sugar.
- Sample C was best than other samples, because it tastes sweeter, and its overall acceptability was good.
- I should have added cardamom powder into laddu’s for taste and flavour improvement.
- Peanut should not be over grind.
- Need not to add ghee, it makes laddu oily.
01 February 2024
From above I understood that I have to make laddu with 1:1 proportion of peanut: raisin for better taste. Should not over grind the peanut, over grinding results in chewiness in Laddu.
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Peanut | 100 gm |
| Raisins | 100 gm |
| Cardamom powder | 1 gm |
Procedure:
Peanut
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Weighing, cleaning and sorting
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Roasting on slow flame
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Raisin
Weighing and sorting
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mix together.
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Grinding
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Addition of cardamom powder
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Making round shape
Fig., Procedure of Peanut raisin laddu
Observation:
- overall acceptability of this laddu was good, and it is finalized for daily morning laddu.
02 February 2024
Multigrain and Moringa Laddu:
Multigrain and Moringa Laddu were prepared by optimizing various ingredients like Peanut, Flaxseed, Sesame, Raisin, Date, Ghee and moringa powder. I referred moringa Chikki recipe for making this laddu.
| Ingredients | Multigrain laddu | Moringa Laddu |
| Peanut | 25 gm | 25 gm |
| Flaxseed | 10 gm | 10 gm |
| Sesame | 15 gm | 15 gm |
| Moringa powder | – | 5 gm |
| Raisin | 40 gm | 40 gm |
| Date | 10 gm | 10 gm |
| Ghee | 5 gm | 5 gm |
Procedure for Multigrain Laddu:
Weigh and clean Peanut, sesame and flaxseed.
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Roast separately on slow flame.
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Grind separately using mixer grinder.
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Add raisin and deseeded date into grinded mixer and grind again.
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add ghee into mixture and make round shape laddu.
Fig., flow chart of procedure of multigrain laddu
Procedure For Moringa Laddu:
Weigh and clean Peanut, sesame and flaxseed
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Roast seperately on slow flam
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Grind separately using mixer grinder.
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Add morina powder, raisin and deseeded date into grinded mixer
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grind again
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add ghee into mixture and make round shape laddu.
Fig., Flow chart of procedure of moringa laddu
Sensory analysis:
| Parameter | Multigrain Laddu | Moringa Laddu |
| Colour | 8.16 | 7.57 |
| Aroma | 8.33 | 7.71 |
| Texture | 7.83 | 8.28 |
| Taste | 8.66 | 7.42 |
| Mouthfeel | 8.66 | 8 |
| Overall acceptability | 8.32 | 7.79 |
Observation:
- Overall acceptability of both multigrain and moringa laddu were good.
- Multigrain laddu had slightly better overall acceptability because moringa laddu had slightly bitter flavor of moringa laddu.
