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Halwai style Churma na ladoo recipe | Gujarati Churma laddu | Churma na ladva

Author Nehas Cook Book
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Course Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 151 ladoo

Ingredients
 

  • 3 kg coarse wheat flour
  • 1.5 kg ghee
  • 750 grm jaggery
  • 750 grm mishri - sakar
  • Water as required
  • 1.5 cup besan
  • 50 grm or ¼ cup cashews pieces
  • 50 grm or ¼ cup badam pieces
  • 50 grm or ¼ cup kismiss
  • 50 grm or ¼ cup pistachio pieces
  • 3 tbsp cardamom powder
  • 1 tbsp jayphal powder
  • Garnish with khus khus
  • Oil for frying muthiya

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, take 3 kg coarse wheat flour and add 1½ cups (250 g) melted ghee. Mix well until the flour holds together when pressed between your hands. Gradually add slightly warm water and knead into a tight dough, similar to the dough used for making muthiyas.
  • Take a small portion of the dough and shape it into small muthiyas. Prepare all the muthiyas in the same way.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and deep-fry the muthiyas on low flame until they become crispy and golden brown.
  • Allow the fried muthiyas to cool completely. Then grind them finely in a mixer jar and sieve the mixture to obtain a smooth churma.
  • Now, heat some ghee in a pan. Add chopped almonds, cashews, pistachios, and raisins. Roast for about 2 minutes or until the dry fruits turn slightly golden brown. Add the roasted dry fruits to the churma and mix well.
  • In the same pan, add some ghee and 1½ cups besan. Roast the besan on low flame, gradually adding ghee, until it becomes light, fluffy, and slightly golden brown. Add the roasted besan to the churma and mix well.
  • In a mixer jar, add 750 g sugar and grind it into a fine powder. Add the powdered sugar to the churma along with 3 tbsp cardamom powder and 1 tbsp nutmeg (jaiphal) powder. Mix everything well.
  • In a kadai, heat the remaining ghee and add 750 g jaggery. Melt the jaggery on low flame. Once melted, add it to the churma mixture and mix thoroughly.
  • While the mixture is still slightly warm, take a portion and shape it into round ladoos using your hands.
  • Coat each ladoo with poppy seeds (khus khus).
  • Serve these delicious Gujarati-style Churma na Ladoo, or store them in an airtight container. They stay fresh for up to 20 days at room temperature and up to 1 month in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • Use coarse wheat flour for churma ladoo
  • The proportion of sweetness and  ghee should be half of the wheat flour.
  • Instead of ghee you can use oil while preparing muthiya.
  • Knead a tight dough for muthiya.
  • Make small-sized muthiya so they fry evenly from inside.
  • Fry muthiya on a low flame.
  • Grind muthiya using the pulse mode.
  • Add ghee in batches and roast besan on a low flame until it turns golden brown.
  • Adding roasted besan enhances the taste of the ladoo.
  • Mix mishri (sugar powder) before adding ghee and jaggery.
  • Melt jaggery on a low flame; do not cook on high flame, otherwise it will overcook.