Peanut Jaggery Ladoo - Shengdana Laddu
Peanut Jaggery Ladoo is a delicious, protein rich, and amazing tasting sweet dish. This sweet delicacy is called as shengdana laddu in Maharashtra.
Ingredients
- 2 cup Peanuts raw
- 1.5 cup Jaggery chopped/shredded
- 1 tbsp Ghee melted
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
Instructions
- In a pan, add peanuts and roast them on a medium low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring continuously until they release the nutty aroma.
- Transfer them to a plate and let them cool down slightly.
- Once the peanuts cool down, rub them between your palms, and separate the peels by tossing them. Mix the jaggery with the peanuts.
- Transfer the mixture to a blender jar or food processor. Pulse to mix the mixture 12-15 times.
- Once all the ingredients are mixed together. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl.
- Add some cardamom powder and melted ghee.
- Knead the mixture with your fingers so oil will release from the peanut jaggery mixture. It will help bind the ladoos while rolling them.
- Take about 2 tbsp of mixture and start pressing the mixture with your palm and fingers. Roll the mixture with the help of both the palms and shape into a smooth round ball.
- Repeat the same steps with the remaining mixture and form ladoos.
- Keep the ladoos on a plate to air dry them and store in the container.
Notes
- Roasting the peanuts on medium-low heat for deliciously tasting ladoos is very important.
- Let the roasted peanuts come to room temperature before adding the jaggery and cardamom powder.
- Everything will come together quickly while pulsing them if you cut the jaggery into small pieces.
- Ghee adds some moisture and a lot of shine and helps in binding the ladoos, so don’t skip it.
- Massage the mixture very well with your palms and fingers to release oil from the ingredients.
- Buy a good quality of jaggery. If your jaggery is dry it will not help to bind the mixture well together to form a ladoo shape.
- If you feel the mixture is dry and will not be able to shape the ladoo then add some more ghee in the mixture.
- Still unable to bind the ladoos then heat the mixture on low heat for about 3-4 minutes on a stovetop and quickly bind the ladoos. You can heat the mixture in 2-3 batches in the microwave for 30 seconds and form the ladoos.