Recipe- Healthy For Winters Gond Ke Laddu

Gond ke laddu is a popular winter delicacy across north India with Ingredients like wheat flour, edible gum (gum arabic) and Jaggery. These are prepared especially during winter and also given to lactating moms.

Ingredients

1 cup Wheat flour
1 cup Jaggery powdered
½ cup Ghee
⅓ cup Gond Edible gum
2 tablespoon Dry coconut
¼ cup Almonds
¼ cup Cashews
¼ cup Raisin
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
1 teaspoon Dry ginger powder

Method

- Roast coconut firstly in a pan until golden and fragrant. Remove in a plate.

- After that, add ghee to the pan and wait until it gets hot.

- Roast almond first in low heat. I added as such, but recommend to chop into two and fry. Once golden, remove in a plate.

- Next, add cashews and fry until golden and set aside.

- Now add raisin and cook until it bloats. Drain from ghee.

- After that add ½ the gond and roast in low flame. Keep stirring to ensure it gets puffed well form inside. Otherwise inside won't be roasted. Drain from ghee. Repeat with the remaining gond.

- Lastly, add atta (wheat flour) and roast in medium flame. Keep stirring.

- Take time to fry patiently as it should get fried well evenly. While stirring, you will see the atta turning golden.

- Time to be careful, otherwise it can get burnt. Continue stirring until the mixture is golden evenly and wafts nice aroma.

- Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add grated jaggery (powder) to it on top in the heat itself.

- Quickly powder coarsely the dry fruits and add to the mixture.

- I gave gond two pulses in mixie itself as I wanted finer texture. Don't grind too long.

- Add to the mixing bowl along. In goes all the other ingredients - coconut, cardamom powder, dry ginger powder and nutmeg.

- Mix thoroughly with hands to ensure jaggery is blended evenly.

- Shape ladoos and arrange in a plate. You can even stud some dry fruit on top for looking pretty.