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Gunder na ladoo recipe | gond laddu | gond ke ladoo

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 15 ladoo

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup gond
  • 1.5 cup wheat flour
  • 1.5 cup melted ghee
  • 1.5 cup jaggery
  • ¼ cup almond
  • ¼ cup cashews
  • 2 tbsp pistachio
  • 2 tbsp raisins
  • 2 tbsp water melon seeds
  • 2 tbsp poppy seeds
  • ¾ cup desiccated coconut
  • 1 tsp ganthola powder
  • 1 tsp dry ginger powder
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

  • In a heavy-bottomed pan, heat some ghee and roast the gond in batches.
  • Crush the gond using a bowl or your hand.
  • Also, roast cashews, almonds, and pistachios in ghee and crush them coarsely using a mortar and pestle. Then transfer them to a mixing bowl.
  • Next, roast the kismis until they puff up, then add them to the mixing bowl.
  • Now, in a pan, dry roast desiccated coconut, watermelon seeds, and poppy seeds. Transfer them to the mixing bowl.
  • Add some ghee to the pan, then add wheat flour and roast it until it changes color and becomes aromatic.
  • Next, add ganthola powder, dry ginger powder, and cardamom powder. Mix well.
  • Turn off the heat and remove the pan from the stove.
  • When the mixture is slightly hot, add chopped jaggery and mix well.
  • Then add the crushed dry fruits, crushed gond, and the roasted coconut, poppy seeds, and watermelon seeds. Mix well.
  • Start making ladoos with greased hands while the mixture is still hot/warm.
  • Enjoy Gunder na Ladoo or Gond ke Ladoo for up to a month when stored in an airtight container.

Notes

  • The proportions of wheat flour, ghee, and jaggery should be equal in cups.
  • Fry the gond on medium flame until it completely puffs up.
  • Crush fried gond so that it easily merges into the ladoo mixture.
  • Add ghee in batches and roast the flour until it slightly changes color.
  • Add chopped jaggery to the roasted flour mixture while it is still slightly hot.
  • Shape the ladoos when the mixture is slightly hot.