Diwali 2019- 5 Types To To Make Your Guests Feel Special

Indian festivals are not just about tradition, ethnic clothes, lights and colours… it’s also about mouthwatering Indian sweets, especially ladoos! Without a platter of ladoos, Indian festivities seem incomplete. So, this Diwali don the chef’s hat and try your hand at these 5 simplified laddoo recipes for this Diwali.

* Besan Ladoo

500 gm besan (gram flour)
350-400 gm ghee
250 gm sugar, ground
1 ½ cup cashew nuts, almonds and pistachios, cut into small pieces

METHOD

- In a pan, heat ghee and add besan to it. Roast it on a low flame until golden brown. Make sure there are no flour clumps.

- When the pan starts leaving ghee, remove it off of flame.

- Add sugar powder and dry fruits to it when it is still hot. Mix well. Let it cool down.

- When it is completely cooled down, start rolling the mixture into ladoos.

* Suji Ladoo

1 cup suji (semolina)
½ cup grated coconut
½ cup ghee
½ cup cashew nuts and almonds, cut into small pieces
1 cup sugar, ground
½ cup milk, as per requirement
½ tsp cardamom powder

METHOD

- In a pan, heat ghee and add suji to it. Roast it for 10 minutes on a low flame.

- Add dry fruits and grated coconut to the mixture. Stir well.

- Add sugar powder, little milk and cardamom powder to the mixture. Stir it continuously for the next 2 minutes. Remove it off the heat. Let it cool down.

- When it is completely cooled down, start rolling the mixture into ladoos.

* Carrot Ladoo

250 gm carrots, grated
2 cups sugar, or as per taste
½ tsp cardmom powder
½ cup cashew nuts, almonds and pistachios, cut into small pieces

METHOD

- In a pan, add grated carrots and cook them on a low flame, continuously stirring them until they becomes soft.

- Add sugar to it and cook until the mixture becomes water-less.

- Add cardamom powder and chopped powder to it. Remove it off of the heat. Let it cool down.

- When it is completely cooled down, start rolling the mixture into ladoos.

* Coconut Ladoo

2 cups fresh coconut, grated
½ cup ghee
½ cup condensed milk, or as required
½ cup milk powder, or as required
½ cup roasted coconut
½ tsp kewda essence
½ tsp cardamom powder

METHOD

- In a pan, cook grated coconut for 2 minutes on a low flame.

- Add ghee and condensed milk to it and cook for 1-2 minutes.

- Add the rest of ingredients and mix well. Remove it off of heat. And let it cool down.

- When it is completely cooled down, start rolling the mixture into ladoos.

* Flour Ladoo

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup ghee
½ cup almonds
½ cup makhana
½ cup gond (Tragacanth Gum), coarsely ground
1 cup sugar, ground
1 tbsp raisins

METHOD

- Grind almonds and makhana separately and keep them aside in two different bowls.

- In a pan, heat some ghee and add whole wheat flour to it. Roast it evenly on a low flame until golden brown.

- When the pan starts leaving ghee, remove it off of heat. Let it cool down.

- When the mixture cools down add rest of the ingredients and mix well.

- Roll the mixture into ladoos.