Atte Ki Pinni Recipe
Atte Ki Pinni is a traditional North Indian sweet made with whole wheat flour, ghee, and sugar. The ingredients are mixed together to form a dough, which is then shaped into small rounds and baked until golden. The result is a soft, crumbly sweet that is both nutty and sweet, perfect for snacking on or as a sweet accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee.
Ingredients
- 1 cup ghee / clarified butter ghee
- ¼ cup muskmelon seeds magaz
- 1 cup almond / badam
- 1 cup cashew
- ¼ cup raisins
- ½ cup fox nuts makhana
- 2 cups Whole wheat Flour
- ¼ cup edible gum gond
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ cup dry coconut / khopra
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
Preparations
- Assemble all ingredients to avoid last minute rush.
- Grate coconut with the help of a Grater.
Cooking
- To start making Atte ki Pinni, take a Wok / Kadai and add ¼ cup ghee and add ¼ cup edible gum/ gond. Now, roast on low flame until gond puffs up and turns crystal.
- Drain off in a plate and crush gond to a coarse powder. Keep aside.
- In the same Kadai, add ¼ cup almond, ¼ cup cashew and 2 tbsp raisins and roast them on low flame until nuts turn crunchy and golden brown.
- Cool them completely and transfer to a blender and prepare a coarse powder.
- Now, mix edible gum and dry fruits powder.
- Now, roast ½ cup makhana in the same Kadai, until they turn golden and crisp and also blend it to a coarse powder. Then, transfer the powder to the same bowl and mix well.
- Now, take ¾ cup ghee in Kadai and roast 1½ cup wheat flour in it. Keep roasting on low flame by breaking lumps if present. It will take 30-40 minutes to roast wheat flour completely.
- Transfer the roasted wheat flour to the same bowl and allow to cool completely.
- Dry roast ¼ cup dry coconut and ¼ cup muskmelon seeds, till they turn crisp and golden.
- Transfer roasted coconut and seeds into the same bowl along with add ¼ tsp cardamom powder.
- Mix well everything. Once the mixture is cool down, add 1 cup powdered sugar. Mix well making sure everything is well combined. Do not over mix as the heat of hand will make sugar to melt.
- Take a small portion of the mixture and prepare ball-sized ladoo / pinni.
- Store Atte ki Pinni in Air Tight Container.
Equipment Used for This Recipe
- Air Tight Container
Notes & Tips
- Clarified Butter / Ghee: Always use good quality clarified butter / ghee. Since the pinnis are roasted in ghee, therefore, the flavor of pinni depends on ghee.
- Roasting: The secret to perfect pinni is roasting. It’s a bit of work but all I can say is that it is worth it at the end. Don’t overcook also. Just roast till the wheat flour start releasing ghee from sides.
- Sugar: You can adjust sweetness as per your taste.
- Dry fruits & Seeds: You can use dry fruits and nuts as per your choice.
- Ingredients & Equipment: Find these Ingredients & Equipment at Indian specialty food stores or online stores. For review of some stores, please refer to the Grocery Review Section on our Website.
Nutrition Information (Note: Approximate)
Nutrition Facts
Atte Ki Pinni Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
105
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
31
mg
10
%
Sodium
0.2
mg
0
%
Protein
0.03
g
0
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.