Gond Ke Ladoo, Panjiri Ladoo, Punjabi Pinni Recipe

Gond Ke Ladoo- delicious and nutritious winter special ladoo made with wheat flour, nuts and edible gum

Gond ke ladoo are made specially during winter .This is a specialty from Rajasthan and Punjab but now very popular in every state of India . These Gond ladoo's are popular in Punjab as Pinni or Panjiri ke Ladoo. These are very nutritious and give warmth and energy during winters. One Gond ladoo with a glass of milk in your breakfast will give you energy for the whole day.

How To Make Gond Ke Ladoo-

A special type of edible gum/gum arabic is used to make these laddoo. The gum pieces are deep fried in hot ghee ,during frying the gum swell and crackle like pop corns.

The frying of gum should be done perfectly on correct temperature ,because if they are not fried well then they remain raw from inside and will stick to your teeth while eating. The fried gum can be crushed,ground into powder orcan be used without crushing. It depends on individual choice. I just crush the fried gum with a spoon slightly, as I love the crisp gum bites in my ladoo's.

A good quantity of dry nuts are added to make the laddoos ,you can add your choice of nuts . You can add mixed nuts or just almonds. I have added equal quantity of almonds,pistachio and cashews.You can also add half nuts and half melon seeds ,This depends entirely on your preference and availability. Ginger powder and nuts are added in the ladoo to make it more nutritious and add warmth .

Traditionally bura chini is added in the ladoo's but you can use castor sugar too but make sure to add castor sugar or bura only when the mixture cool down else the sugar will release water on adding in hot flour mixture. You can make any size of ladoo as per your choice or just store the mixture in a box or jar and take few tbsp mixture daily with milk.

Health Benefits Of Gond Ke Ladoo

These Gond laddo's are very nutritious as they give warmth and energy during winters .Everyone can eat these ladoo as they are good to boost immunity and helps to fight with cold due to its heat producing properties. One Gond ladoo will give you energy for the whole day.These ladoo's are also very good post natal food for new mothers and lactating mothers.They can have one ladoo in the morning with breakfast and one at night . You can easily store these ladoo's for 3-4 months.

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Gond Ke Ladoo- delicious and nutritious winter special ladoo made with flour,nuts and edible gum

Note-

1. Fry gond on medium to low heat ,if you fry on high heat it will remain raw from the center and will stick to your teeth while eating.
2. You can use a mix of almonds, pistachio and cashew nuts or use just almonds.
3. Can use melon seeds instead of nuts.
4. If Kharik is not available then skip and increase the amount of coconut.
5. Roast the flour on low heat ,frying on high heat will not give good result.
6. Addition of ginger powder is optional ,you can also use ganthoda powder or peppramul instead of ginger powder.
7. You can use desiccated coconut if dry whole coconut is not available but I prefer to use the dry one.
8. You can use 1/2 cup gond instead of using 1/3 cup.
9. You can make any size of ladoo as per your choice or just store the mixture in a box or jar and take few tbsp mixture daily with milk.

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