Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: no cooking involved

Servings: 3 Servings

This recipe is especially to answer the concern of many parents who refrain from offering packaged foods to their children. Sweets & candies are an all-time favourite for the little ones. No birthday party is complete without them. But then we wouldn’t really want our children to be consuming all the sugar, colours & other additives these candies are loaded with. Here is a simple recipe to make a lollipop in your own kitchen. Try it out to delight your kids!

Ingredients

• Tamarind: 1 cup
• Jaggery powder: ½ cup
• Cumin seeds: 2 tsp
• Rock salt: ½ tsp
• Garlic: Few cloves (optional)
• Chilli powder: ½ tsp (optional)

Method

• Use a mortar pestle or mixie to grind everything to a smooth paste.
• Adjust the sweetness and salt as per your liking.
• Mould the paste into round shapes and stick it onto a wooden stick to mimic lollipop. Job is done!
• Watch your kids enjoy this traditional, healthy lollipop.

Eating Guide:

• Great replacement for store-bought candies and sweets.
• Can include in your healthy birthday party menu as well.

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