This Gond ke Laddu (aka Gundar na Ladva) is made during winter months to provide warmth and energy. Follow the recipe with the exact ratio and you’ll get success in making perfect ladoo every single time.
2cupsNuts( I used ½ cup each of almonds, cashews, pistachios, and walnuts)
¾cupGond~150 grams
2 ½cupWhole wheat flour (Chapati atta)
½teaspoonFreshly grated nutmeg
1 ½tablespoonsDry ginger powder (sonth or saunth)
1tablespoonGanthoda powder (Pippali mul or long pepper root powder)
1teaspoonCardamom powder
1 ¼cupJaggery (Gur)Use Kolhapuri jaggery. Note: Desi jaggery or jaggery powder won’t work here.
Instructions
Start by dry roasting the desiccated coconut until light brown, then transfer it to a large bowl.
Take around 1-2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan and heat on medium heat. Once hot add nuts and roast until golden brown. Once done, transfer them to a plate.
In the same pan, add ½ amount of remaining ghee. Once hot, fry the ground in batches until it puffs up completely. Drain and set aside on a plate. If needed add more ghee during the frying process.
Process the nuts in a food processor until coarsely chopped, then mix with coconut.
Next, add fried gond, grind it to a coarse paste, and mix with the nuts and coconut mixture.
Heat the remaining ghee in the same pan. Once hot add wheat flour and roast the flour with stirring constantly until aromatic and golden brown. Add to the nut and gond mixture.
Add nutmeg, sonth, ganthoda, and cardamom powder into the mixture and mix well.
In the same pan, add jaggery and just melt it, ensuring it doesn't boil or simmer. Add the melted jaggery to the mixture and combine.
While the ladoo mixture is still warm, shape the mixture into ladoos. Let the ladoos set for a few hours before storing them in an airtight container.
Notes
Do not reduce the amount of ghee. You’ll need this amount of ghee to make the perfect ladoo.
Be careful not to over-roast the nuts as they continue to cook with residual heat.
Ensure the ghee is adequately hot before adding gond for even puffing.
Make sure to fry the gond until it is puffed up nicely. Partially cooked gond will stick to your teeth while eating.
Avoid overheating the jaggery. It should just melt, not reach a syrupy consistency.
If the mixture is too crumbly while forming ladoos, a little warm ghee can help bind it.
Store Gond Ke Laddu in a cool, dry place. They remain fresh for up to a month at room temperature.