On the festival of Dhanteras, if you want to make something delicious at home instead of market sweets, then gram flour laddus are a great option. This traditional sweet made from gram flour, ghee and sugar is delicious and can be prepared in advance.
Tezzbuzz Desk- The festive atmosphere starts with Dhanteras. On this day, along with cleaning the house and worship, preparations for making sweets and dishes are also made. On Dhanteras, there is a constant flow of guests in the house, in such a situation, if you want to serve something sweet with tea, then what could be better than homemade gram flour laddus.
To make gram flour laddus, not many ingredients are required. These can be easily prepared with simple ingredients like gram flour, desi ghee and powdered sugar. Adding almonds, cashews and melon seeds on top further enhances their taste. Let us know the easy recipe of making delicious gram flour laddus at home.
Ingredients for making gram flour laddus
- Gram flour- 2 cups
- Desi Ghee- 1 cup
- Powdered sugar- 1 cup
- Cardamom powder- half teaspoon
- Almonds – 2 tablespoons, finely chopped
- Cashews – 2 tablespoons, finely chopped
- Melon seeds – 1 tablespoon
Easy method of making gram flour laddus
Fry the gram flour well: First of all, take a pan and add desi ghee in it and heat it. After the ghee becomes hot, add gram flour to it. Now fry it on low flame while stirring continuously. It may take about 15 to 20 minutes to fry the gram flour properly. Keep stirring it continuously, so that the gram flour does not stick to the bottom of the pan or burn.
Cook until fragrant: When the color of the gram flour starts turning light golden and a pleasant aroma starts coming from it, then understand that the gram flour has been roasted properly. If the gram flour mixture seems too thick then some more ghee can be added to it.
Cool the gram flour: Now turn off the gas and take out the roasted gram flour in a plate or big vessel. Let it cool for some time. Keep in mind that the gram flour should not remain completely hot. Add sugar to the gram flour only after it becomes lukewarm.
Mix sugar and dry fruits: When the gram flour remains lukewarm, add powdered sugar, cardamom powder, finely chopped almonds and cashews to it. Melon seeds can also be sown at this time. Now mix all the ingredients well.
Shape the laddu: After the mixture is ready, apply some ghee on your hands. Now prepare laddu by taking the mixture little by little and giving it a round shape between the palms. Make all the laddus in the same manner.
Garnish and serve: Almonds or pistachios can be sprinkled on top of the prepared laddus. After this let them set for some time. Now your delicious gram flour laddus are ready. Keep these in an airtight container and serve them to guests.
Follow these tips to make laddu more delicious
The real taste of gram flour laddus lies in roasting the gram flour properly. Therefore always fry it on low flame with patience. On high flame, gram flour can burn quickly and the taste of laddus can get spoiled. Also, do not mix sugar in hot gram flour, as it may melt the sugar and spoil the texture of the mixture.
If you want, you can also add some semolina along with gram flour. This gives a slight crunch to the laddus and makes them taste even better. On the occasion of the festival, make your guests at home enjoy the sweetness of Dhanteras with these fresh and delicious gram flour laddus.