Gondh ke ladoo

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Gondh ke Ladoo   this traditional Winter delicacy is often had with a glass of warm Milk for breakfast, while some prefer to enjoy it as a Dessert after a nice meal!

Gondh ke ladoo is a very well known sweet dish in India. They are rich in taste and contents as they are made from edible Gum (Gondh) and Dry Fruits.
You would see them mostly in Winter season on all Sweet shops..

Ingredients  

• Gondh (edible Gum) - 200 grams ( 1 cup)
• Black Gram flour - 200 grams (1 1/2 cup)
• Sugar - 350 grams (2 cup)
• Ghee(Clarified Butter) - 250 grams (1 1/4 cup)
• Almonds - 40 to 45 pieces 
• Elaichi(Cardamom) - 10

Method
If the Gondh (edible Gum) pieces are too large then break them into small pieces.

Pour Ghee(Clarified Butter) in a pan(kadhai) and heat it,  put little amounts of Gondh(edible Gum) at a time to the heated Ghee (Gondh puffs up like a Popcorn in Ghee, fry Gondh on a low flame so that it is fried even in the inside).  Once Gondh is fried and puffed take out in a plate, repeat the process with the remaining amount of Gondh.

Roast the Black Gram in a wide pan till Golden Brown, take of from Flame and keep aside till it gets to normal temperature.  Now Grind the Black gram in to a fine powder.

Cut Almonds into small pieces,  now fry this Almonds in the remaining Ghee(Clarified Butter) 

Combine the powdered Sugar, fried Gondh, Cardamom powder, remaining 1 tbsp of Ghee and roasted whole Black Gram flour in a deep bowl and mix well.

Mix all ingredients together and divide the mixture into 15 portions and shape each portion into a round ball.

NOTE: if the Ghee quantity is not enough to make Ladoo you can add 1/2 cup of warm Milk to the mixture to make proper Ladoos

Serve or store in an air-tight container.