gond ke ladoo | gond laddu | gond ke ladoo | dinkache ladoo with detailed photo and video recipe. a healthy and tasty ladoo recipe prepared from dry fruits, coconut, jaggery and gond. it is a popular north indian dessert recipe prepared especially during the wet or winter season to provide the necessary heat and warmth. it is rich in calories and nutrients and hence ideal to serve to kids and elderly people.
the recipe i shared for gond laddu or gond ke ladoo is very similar to my previous dry fruit ladoo, which is again healthy recipe. but there are some new ingredients introduced in this recipe which makes it unique and distinctive. the noteworthy ingredient in this recipe is the gond or also known as tragacanth gum in english. it gives a chewy and tough texture to the laddu recipe. moreover, the laddu also contains the usage of jaggery syrup which holds all the ingredients together. also the combination of coconut, gond, dates and jaggery produces a lot of heat and hence served in the winter season in north india. i personally prepare karadantu / antinaunde during the festival seasons rather than the fancy sweets so that i can share it with friends and family.
furthermore, some important tips, suggestions and variations while preparing gond ke ladoo recipe. firstly, gond is usually served for pregnant women after delivery, so i recommend using fresh homemade ghee to roast and puff gond. also, i have not used wheat flour in this recipe, however, you can roast 1 cup of wheat flour in 2 tbsp ghee for 10 minutes and add it to the mixture. furthermore, use sugar syrup instead of jaggery syrup if you are not comfortable using jaggery. lastly, roast all the ingredients on low flame to prevent burning and adding dry fruits is open-ended.
finally do visit my other indian sweet recipes collection with this post of gond ke ladoo recipe. it includes recipes like besan ladoo, rava laddu, dry fruits ladoo, boondi ladoo, til ladoo, coconut ladoo, motichoor ladoo, dates ladoo, maida barfi, badam barfi and kaju katli recipe. further, do visit my other related recipes collection like,
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gond ke ladoo | gond laddu | gond ke ladoo | dinkache ladoo
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- ½ cup (100 gm) gond / dinka / edible gum / anutu
- 2 tbsp cashew / kaju, chopped
- 2 tbsp almonds / badam, chopped
- 2 tbsp raisins / kishmish
- 1½ cup (100 gm) dry coconut / kopra, grated
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds / khus khus / gasgase
- ¾ cup (100 gm) dry khajur / chuara / dry dates, seedless
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder
- ¼ tsp nutmeg powder / jaiphal powder
- 1 cup (200 gm) jaggery / gud
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- firstly, in a tawa heat ¼ cup ghee and roast ½ cup gond in batches.
- crush the gond using your hand or with a help of rolling pin.
- also roast dry fruits, 1½ cup dry coconut and 2 tbsp poppy seeds.
- roast khajur powder with 2 tbsp ghee on low flame.
- transfer the roasted khajur powder into the same bowl.
- additionally add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and ¼ tsp nutmeg powder.
- mix well making sure all the dry fruits are well combined. keep aside.
- pour 1 string jaggery syrup over dry fruit mixture and mix well.
- now start making ladoo (greased hand) when the mixture is still hot / warm.
- finally, enjoy gond ladoo / dinkache ladoo for a month when stored in airtight container.
how to make gond ke ladoo with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a tawa heat ¼ cup ghee and roast ½ cup gond in batches.
- roast on low flame until gond puffs up and turn slightly golden brown.
- keep the roasted gond aside and fry all the gond in the same way.
- crush the gond using your hand or with a help of rolling pin. note: do not crush in mixi as they turn to be very fine powder.
- now in the same remaining ghee, roast 2 tbsp cashew, 2 tbsp almonds and 2 tbsp raisins.
- roast until they turn golden brown. transfer to the same bowl.
- further, in pan dry roast 1½ cup dry coconut on low flame.
- transfer the roasted coconut into the same bowl.
- now roast in 2 tbsp poppy seeds until they start to pop.
- transfer the roasted poppy seeds into the same bowl.
- furthermore, in a mixi take ¾ cup dry khajur. make sure there are no seeds.
- blend to coarse powder without adding any water.
- now take khajur powder onto tawa and roast it with 2 tbsp ghee on low flame.
- roast until the khajur turns golden brown.
- transfer the roasted khajur powder into the same bowl.
- additionally, add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and ¼ tsp nutmeg powder.
- mix well making sure all the dry fruits are well combined. keep aside.
- furthermore, in the tawa take 1 cup jaggery and 2 tbsp water.
- melt and boil on medium flame till 1 string consistency is reached.
- pour the jaggery syrup over dry fruit mixture and mix well.
- now start making ladoo (greased hand) when the mixture is still hot / warm. as it hardens once cooled.
- finally, enjoy gond ladoo / dinkache ladoo for a month when stored in airtight container.
notes:
- firstly, add a variety of dry fruits of your choice like pistachios, anjeer or even walnut.
- also, jaggery can be replaced with sugar. however, make sure to attain 1 string consistency sugar syrup, else its difficult to shape ladoo.
- additionally, if your mixture cools down and unable to make ladoo, do not worry just warm in a microwave for 30 seconds and continue making ladoo.
- finally, gond ladoo / dinkache ladoo stays good for a month when stored in airtight container or more than a month when refrigerated.