Laddoo Recipes

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The Diwali sweet menu is just not complete without laddoos, is it? Well, this year instead of just the usual besan and boondi laddoos, try out some new recipes. I got my mom to reveal three of her favourite Diwali laddoo recipes to sweeten your Diwali celebrations. 

Besan Laddoo Recipe

Ingredients 
500 gms besan
1 kg powdered sugar; 
250 gms ghee 
10 gms cardamoms.

Method
1) Heat ghee. Add gram flour and fry. Remove pan from fire. Cool. 
2) Add powdered sugar. Mix well. Add crushed cardamoms. 
3) Form into even-shaped balls. 
4) Sticky sugar syrup can be prepared and the fried gram flour can be added to it and then prepared into balls, if desired.

Muesli Laddoo Recipe
 
Ingredients 
2 cups muesli
3/4 cup wheat flour
3/4 cup powdered sugar 
150 gms peanut butter 
8 to 10 chopped dates

Method 
1) Roast the muesli lightly so that it gets warm. Also roast the wheat flour. 
2) Mix together muesli, wheat flour, powdered sugar and chopped dates. 
3) Now add the peanut butter little by little and make into laddoos. It helps to make the laddoos when the mixture is warm. Cool it and store.  
Tip: This makes a excellent mithai for people who are restricted from having high calorie ghee. (Peanut butter is a healthier substitute for ghee.)

Cheesy Laddoo Recipe

Ingredients
½ cup paneer
½ cup khoya (or fine ricotta cheese) 
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla or cardamom powder
Chopped nuts for decoration

Method
1) Knead the paneer very well so that no lumps are left. 
2) Next sieve the khoya and mix it with paneer. 
3) Add sugar, vanilla or cardamom, and mix very well. 
4) Make small laddoo and decorate with chopped nuts. Keep in refrigerator until ready to offer.

Image and Recipe Credit: Idiva.com