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Punjab · Dessert

Honey Ladoo

🟢 Veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 24. Honey Ladoo recipe

⏱️10 minPrep
🔥15 minCook
🕒25 minTotal
🍽️12Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Honey Ladoo

  1. Dry roast nuts (3 mins, medium heat): Heat ghee, roast almonds and cashews until golden. Remove and chop. Set aside (visual cue: nuts turn light brown, become fragrant).
  2. Mix milk powder (2 mins): In a bowl, combine milk powder, chopped nuts, and cardamom powder (visual cue: mixture is uniform in color).
  3. Add honey (3 mins, low heat): Heat honey slightly in the same pan (do not boil), add roasted nut ghee. Mix with milk powder mixture on low heat until everything combines (visual cue: mixture becomes sticky, uniform, uniform color).
  4. Cool (5 mins): Transfer to plate to cool until handleable (visual cue: mixture is warm but not hot).
  5. Shape (3 mins): Form into 12 laddoos (visual cue: smooth, compact balls). Top each with a pistachio.

📖 Cultural notes

Honey Ladoo is a modern, health-conscious Punjabi sweet, made in urban households and given as gifts during wellness-focused celebrations, believed to provide natural energy. ---

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