Dinkache ladoo / Gond ladoo

This is My Mother-in-laws recipe, she is wonderful woman and has excellent cooking skills, everything she prepares is a finger lickin good, I always get to learn so many different recipes from her and this is the best gond ladoo recipe. Everyone in my family loves these ladoos, they are healthy, and delicious. They are specially made during winter and it is also said that these ladoos are good for New Mommies for fast recovery and extra energy they need to take care of the new born.

Ingredients:
1 cup dinka /gond (available in any Indian store)
1 cup Wheat flour (dry roasted)
1 cup cashew nuts powder
1 cup almond powder
1/2 cup pistachio powder
1/2 cup raisins 

Dry dates powder

1 cup dry dates (Kharik) powder
1 cup powder coconut (dry roasted till color turn golden brown)
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup melted ghee
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp nutmeg powder

Method:

puffed and powder dinka/gond.

In a Microwave safe plate place some dinka/ gond and microwave on high for 30 sec,  gond will puff up like popcorn's. repeat the process with the reaming gond. once the gond is puffed up grind it to a fine powder.


Now heat ghee in a kadhai add gond and mix well (ghee should be very hot) saute for about a min then add roasted wheat flour and saute till it turn golden brown. now add roasted coconut powder, dry fruits powder, raisins and mix well.

Then add brown sugar and keep string for few seconds till the mixture is well combined. remove from heat and let it cool down a little. then add cardamom and nutmeg powder and mix well.

Once the mixture is warm Divide it in in small lemon size parts and roll them between your palms to make ladoos.

Store them in a container and enjoy for weeks.

Healthy ladoos

These Energy packed ladoos are just awesome. Made with Wheat and other mix flours and lots of dry fruits makes it healthier and even tasty. Try these ladoos and I am sure you will love them :)

Ingredients:

1cup Melted ghee/ butter

1 ½ cup Wheat flour

½ cup Rice flour

½ cup Rajgira flour

½ cup singada (water chestnut) flour

½ cup mix dry fruits powder of your choice

1 ½ cup powder sugar 

1 tsp cardamom powder.

Method

Dry roast all the flours separately on very low flame till the color changes slightly.

Then heat ghee in a pan and add all the flours and roast them together till the  mixture turns golden brown.

Now mix Dry fruits powder and let it cool down a little ,then add sugar and cardamom powder when mixture is still warm and mix well.

Divide the mixture in small lemon size parts and roll them between your palms to make ladoos immediately

Store in a container and enjoy for weeks.

Besan Ladoo

I tried to make these ladoos so many times but just could not get them right. I tried many recipes from magazines and cookery show and would end up with lot of mess in my kitchen. Then I called my mother for the recipe (which i should have done little earlier) I tried it and they turned perfect and so once again here is one of my mother’s recipes which are easy and delicious.

Ingredients:

2 cups chickpea flour/ besan  

¾ cup ghee / butter

1 cup fine sugar or powder sugar

1 tsp cardamom powder

Cashew nuts for garnishing

Method:

Heat ghee in a non stick pan and add chickpea flour/besan and cook on a very low flame till it turns golden brown ( Which will take about 20  to 22 min.) continuously keep stirring  as it burns quickly.

Now let it cool completely. Then add sugar and cardamom powder and mix well. Divide this mixture in small equal parts (make around 15 to 18 parts) and roll them in rounds with your palms to make ladoos.

Garnish with cashew nuts and you can store them for 15 to 20 days in a container.

The secret to make these ladoos perfect is Patients. So try the recipe and Enjoy!