In this post, I am sharing a small batch ladoo recipe that makes 8-10 ladoos. If you are a little bit like me, ladoos stocked in the snack shelf provide you sort of a comfort. Like most indian kids, ladoos of all kinds were a huge part of my snacking regime as a child. My mother and grandmother replenished the stash regularly as we progressed through the cold months.
Walnut Ladoo
Ladoo (round balls) are an extremely popular sweet in India and they are made using a variety of flours, nuts and seeds. Walnut Ladoo are made with toasted chopped walnuts (= akhrot in Hindi), a binding flour (like chickpea flour or oat flour or wheat flour), sugar and ghee. A little effort is needed in chopping the walnuts else the recipe is pretty straightforward and takes about 25-30 minutes. These keep well for a week and a perfect nutty bite any time you like. My recipe is
Gluten free Small batch - you wont have mithai lurking around for weeks. can be easily doubled or tripled if you wish. Delicious & nutritious!
Ingredients
You need just 4 ingredients for this recipe (plus the cardamom or any kind of flavor that you like)
Raw Walnuts Chickpea flour or Oat flour (or a combination of two). You may also use Whole wheat flour(atta) Powdered Sugar (Boora). You will be able to find it in indian stores else grind granulated sugar at home and use. Ghee
How to Make Walnut Ladoo
Here are the steps :-
Start by dry roasting the walnuts. Chop them into tiny bits. Toast chickpea pea flour in ghee until its a light golden shade. Mix walnuts, chickpea flour and sugar together. Add cardamom powder and roll into ladoos.
Tips & Tricks When Making Ladoo
Buy fresh, good quality walnuts. I try not to use walnuts that are lying around for more than a month. Always taste the walnuts- sometimes they get bitter even when sitting in the fridge. Hand Chop the Walnuts. This is a time consuming part of the recipe but I recommend it.It makes a huge difference in the taste and texture of ladoo. I did try to pound the walnuts in mortar & pestle as well as grind/pulse them but they got oily or powdery. Flour :- You can mix use ¼ cup fine oat flour and ¼ cup chickpea flour in this recipe. Or whole wheat flour (atta) will work as well. Using Sugar Substitutes. You can try powdered jaggery or coconut sugar, I haven’t used. But it should work if I may guess. Dont use confections sugar or powdered sugar from the bakery aisle. The sugar has cornstarch and it will spoil the texture of ladoos. Roll the ladoo with gentle hands. This applies to any kind of ladoo. While rolling ladoos, if you feel that the mixture is loose or hard to handle, refrigerate it for 30 minutes and use again.Similarly add a little ghee if the mixture feels dry.
Here are few other ladoo recipes to try
Mango Mawa Ladoo Amaranth Ladoo Rose Pistachio Ladoo Besan ladoo Gajar ladoo
