What it tastes like
Light, popping amaranth crunch in deep, caramel-like jaggery with a hint of roasted peanut.
Charliee · India
Rajgira Laddu (Amaranth Brittle Ball)
Puffed amaranth bound in jaggery into crunchy little balls. Somewhere between a laddu and a chikki.
₹50
Available in India
- Type
- Confectionery · 100 g
- Origin
- India
- Rarity
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3/5
Uncommon: mostly from the maker or specialty shops How we score
Rarity is our editors’ score for how hard something is to find in the US and how unusual it is to make: availability (supermarket, specialty shop or maker only), production (small-batch, seasonal, foraged) and how unusual the ingredient or method is.
- 1 Familiar twist: easy to find, unusual flavour
- 2 Specialty: good grocers and online
- 3 Uncommon: mostly from the maker or specialty shops
- 4 Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists
- 5 Very rare: tiny batches, foraged or one of a kind
Why it’s rare
Made with puffed rajgira (amaranth), an ancient pseudo-grain, set in jaggery as a brittle ball rather than a soft laddu.
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