Atta Ladoo

Atta Ladoo is a famous North Indian winter snack or dessert. It is also known as Pinni or Panjiri. My mom and mom-in-law are experts in making ladoos and I always learn from them. Atta ladoos are made of whole wheat flour, ghee and nuts. I have used gond as well to give it a crunchy flavor. You can skip it and it will taste equally good. Hope you enjoy it!!!

Also try: Besan Ladoo.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: North Indian

Time: Preparation – 10 mins, Roasting – 35, Total – 45 mins

Servings: makes around 40 ladoos

Ingredients:

1. Whole Wheat Flour – 500 grams
2. Powdered Sugar – 400 grams
3. Ghee (clarified butter) – 400 grams
4. Almonds – 100 grams (powdered)
5. Cashews – 100 grams (powdered)
6. Coconut Powder – 100 grams
7. Makhana (Fox Nuts) – 100 grams
8. Gond (Tragacanth Gum) – 50 grams (powdered) (optional)
9. Carrom Seeds – 2 tsp
10. Ginger Powder – 1 tsp
11. Ghee – to deep fry gond (it is separate from the above mentioned 400 grams).

How to make Atta Ladoo:

1. Take a pan or a kadai. Heat ghee to deep fry gond
2. Add gond in portions. You’ll see it puffing and changing color
3. Drain it on a kitchen paper towel. Let it cool down
4. Grind it to make powder. Keep aside
5. You can skip step 1-4 if you’re not using gond and directly jump to step 6
6. In a pan or a kadai add 1 tbsp ghee and roast makhana on low-medium flame
7. Turn off the flame and let it cool down
8. Grind the makhana to make a coarse powder. Keep aside
9. Take thick bottom pan or kadai. Heat it on a medium flame
10. Add atta and ghee. Roast on medium flame for 5 mins
11. Turn the flame to low. Add carrom seeds
12. Roast on low flame till atta starts to change the color and you get the aroma. It will take around 20 mins
13. Turn off the flame. Add powdered almonds & cashews and ginger powder. Mix well and let it cool down
14. Once it cools down add powdered sugar. Mix very well
15. Make small or medium size ladoos from the mix
16. Your Atta Ladoo is ready. Serve or store in an air tight container.