Peanut Ladoo Recipe, Groundnut Laddu, Shengdana Ladoo, Shenga Unde, with detailed photo and video recipe. This delicious Indian Ladoo recipe uses peanuts, a combination of dry nuts and jaggery syrup. It is a simple, healthy, and easy Indian sweet that can be shared as protein bars or balls. These ladoos are popular in Maharashtrian cuisine and are made during the festival season, but they can also be made and served as snacks.
Peanut Ladoo Recipe, Groundnut Laddu, Shengdana Ladoo, and shenga unde with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Peanuts or groundnuts are heavily used in Indian cuisine, particularly in Western India. They are often used to make curries, chutney, or even deep-fried snack recipes. But this is a unique peanut ladoo recipe made with two main ingredients: groundnuts and melted jaggery.
This groundnut laddu recipe is similar to my previously shared peanut chikki recipe in taste and flavour. But there is a striking difference in texture and appearance. In the chikki recipe, the jaggery is melted, brought to 1-string consistency, and added peanuts. This gives a glossy finish to the recipe. In addition, it also provides a brittle and crisp texture to the Ladoo. However, in this peanut Ladoo recipe, the jaggery is just melted and mixed with roughly crushed peanuts. Later, it is shaped into round balls, which can be served as laddu or perhaps as protein balls. The Ladoo is typically made with peanuts, but I have added other dry nuts. This adds flavour, texture, and taste to the final sweet.
Furthermore, here are some easy and essential tips and suggestions for a perfect Peanut Ladoo Recipe. Firstly, the recipe can be made by finely grounding the peanuts to a fine powder and later shaping them like besan ladoo. In this recipe, I coarsely crushed it, and I like it this way. Secondly, while shaping these ladoos, they may lose their heat, and the peanut and jaggery mixture may turn hard. You may avoid this problem by reheating the mix in the microwave for 1 minute, followed by shaping again. Lastly, these ladoos can be easily stored for 1-2 weeks if preserved in airtight container boxes.
Finally, I request you to check my other Indian Sweet Recipe Collection with this post of the peanut ladoo recipe. It includes recipes like Besan Ladoo, Rava Ladoo, Coconut Laddu, Gond Ke Laddu, Atta Ke Laddu, Malai Ladoo, Motichoor Ladoo, and Dates Ladoo. In addition, I request you to visit my other recipes collection,
About Peanut Ladoo
It is a simple and easy sweet laddu recipe prepared with crushed peanuts, jaggery syrup, and a combination of dry nuts. Peanut Ladoo or Shengdana Laddu is a typical sweet snack prepared during Ganesh Chaturthi or Krishna Janmashtami festival. But not limited to it, and it can also be a perfect energy bar or nutrient snack, providing the required calories and nutrients. In addition, it can also be a healthy and ideal kid’s tiffin box snack, and kids should relish it without any complaints.
The Peanut Ladoo or Shengadana Ladoo has many variations, but the most common way is to make it with peanuts. Adding other types of nuts with peanuts makes it tasty, but it may not be the traditional recipe. In addition, adding sesame seeds can be a more flavoured and delicious recipe. Further, adding sugar syrup instead of jaggery may yield a great colour and texture to the ladoo.
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Peanut Ladoo Recipe | Shengdana Ladoo - No Sugar & Ghee
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut
- 1 cup sesame
- 3 tbsp dry coconut
- 1 cup jaggery
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
Instructions
- Firstly, dry roast 1 cup peanut on low flame till the peanuts turns crunchy.
- Cool completely, and remove the skin of peanuts from the peanuts.
- Transfer to the mixer jar and grind to a coarse powder. Keep aside.
- In a pan, dry roast 1 cup sesame till they turn aromatic.
- Also add 3 tbsp dry coconut and continue to roast till the sesame and coconut turn golden brown.
- Cool completely, and grind to a coarse powder.
- Transfer the sesame powder to the same plate as the crushed peanut.
- Also add 1 cup jaggery, ½ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
- Again transfer to the mixer jar and give a good pulse.
- The jaggery will combine well, and the mixture will turn super moist.
- Also add 2 tbsp poppy seeds to the ladoo mixture and mix well.
- Start making small ladoo or the shape of your size.
- Finally, Peanut Ladoo Recipe tastes great for a month when stored in an airtight container.
Nutrition
How to Make Peanut Ladoo with Step-by-step Photos
- Firstly, dry roast 1 cup peanut on low flame till the peanuts turns crunchy.
- Cool completely, and remove the skin of peanuts from the peanuts.
- Transfer to the mixer jar and grind to a coarse powder. Keep aside.
- In a pan, dry roast 1 cup sesame till they turn aromatic.
- Also add 3 tbsp dry coconut and continue to roast till the sesame and coconut turn golden brown.
- Cool completely, and grind to a coarse powder.
- Transfer the sesame powder to the same plate as the crushed peanut.
- Also add 1 cup jaggery, ½ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
- Again transfer to the mixer jar and give a good pulse.
- The jaggery will combine well, and the mixture will turn super moist.
- Also add 2 tbsp poppy seeds to the ladoo mixture and mix well.
- Start making small ladoo or the shape of your size.
- Finally, Peanut Ladoo Recipe tastes great for a month when stored in an airtight container.
Notes
- Firstly, roast the peanut on low flame, otherwise the ladoo will not taste nutty.
- Also, you can chop nuts to make the ladoo nutty.
- Additionally, if the mixture is dry you can add 2 tbsp ghee and mix well.
- Finally, Peanut Ladoo Recipe gives more energy and can be used as a rich protein food.