3 Ingredients Peanut Jaggery Ladoo

Peanut ladoo or laddu recipe is an easy and simple ladoo recipe with just 3 ingredients. It is made with jaggery and roasted peanut.

Oil in the peanut and moisture in the jaggery is good enough to bind these easy peanut laddu. Being refined sugar-free these peanut ladoo with jaggery are very healthy and nutritious.

There are many ways to make peanut laddus. Some call for making sugar or jaggery syrup in order to make laddu balls. I am sharing jaggery syrup peanut ladoo as well.

In North India, whole dry roasted peanut mixed with jaggery syrup to make these ladoos especially during Sankranti time. Whereas in Maharashtra, in Pune, I make these with peanut powder and jaggery during the Chaturthi festival.

Taste & flavor-wise it is very similar to Peanut chikki. But appearance and method is a little different.

In generally roasted peanuts are always ready and stored in an airtight container. Sprinkling on Poha and rava upma is the most frequent way to consume.

Recently I made peanut butter with the same dry roasted peanuts. These shengdana laddu prepared without using ghee.

Peanut is a plant-based protein-rich ingredient and jaggery is loaded with iron. Together they make a great supplement and a healthy snack.

Including these in a regular diet make sure to provide required nourishment. This melt is mouth peanut jaggery ladoo are great for kids' tiffin box as well. It is good for kids due to their nutritional values.

These laddus knowns as peanut laddu, peanut jaggery laddu, ground nut ladoo, peanut ladoo, groundnut laddu, shengdana ladoo & shenga unde.

Why you will love this recipe

These ladoos are very easy to make with easily available ingredients. You need Peanuts, jaggery & cardamom powder to make delicious peanut jaggery laddu.

Shengdana laddu as called in Maharashtra, is a vegan laddu recipe, with 3 ingredients. Gets ready in just 30 minutes.

You can make them quickly on any festive occasion, like, Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Holi, Makara Sankranti, or whenever you need a healthy nutritious snack.

Ingredients

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Peanut Ladoo recipe calls for basic two ingredients, Peanuts & Jaggery. Cardamom powder is optional but recommended.

• Peanut
• Grated jaggery
• Cardamom powder

How to make peanut ladoo

To make this peanut ladoo first dry roast peanut. Let them cook down and rub their skin off after cooling down. Grate jaggery and add cardamom powder if desired.

In a grinder, jar adds both peanut and jaggery and pulse them till both are powered properly. Let see how to make peanut ladoo with jaggery with just three ingredients.

1. First of all, dry roast the 1 cup of peanuts on medium heat. Make sure they don't get burnt.
2. Let them cool down and then rub peanuts with your hands and remove their skin.
3. Grate jaggery and keep it aside. You can use the jaggery powder as well.
4. In a grinding jar add peanuts and pulse for few seconds until you get a coarse powder.
5. At this stage add grated jaggery and again pulse for a few seconds. Scrap the grinding jar with a spatula and grind again for few seconds until the mixture looks uniform.
6. Transfer this mixture in a mixing bowl and add cardamom powder.
7. Shape them in small ladoo. There is no need to add ghee (clarified butter). Oil in peanuts helps to hold the mixture and making ladoos.
8. Peanut ladoo with jaggery is ready.

Storing & Serving suggestions

These peanut laddus stay good at room temperature for about a week.

You can easily store them for a month long duration by keeping in the fridge.

Serve them as a sweet or dessert. It is a great healthy snack and for kids lunch box. You can serve them in breakfast too with a glass of milk.

Peanut is healthy & nutritious but calories dense food. Be mindful while consuming. You can easily fit them in your daily calorie requirement and within macros. 15-20 gram Peanuts every day is a great way to enjoy in moderation.

Tips & FAQ's

1. Don't grind peanuts in one stretch. Grind in pulses for a few seconds every time.
2. Run the grinder for a few seconds and stop. Check the mixture and grind again. Repeat this cycle until you get a uniform mixture.
3. Store them in an airtight container, peanut ladoos are good for a week.
4. If mixture is dry or not binding into laddu shape then add 1-2 tbsp ghee. However, after grinding peanuts leaves oil and jaggery melts a bit, which helps in binding.

You may also like some more Laddu recipes

• Gond ke laddu
• Sooji mawa ladoo
• Til mava laddu
• Easy coconut laddu
• Oats laddu with dates
• Dry fruits Laddu
• Dulche De Leche Laddu
• Moong Dal Laddu

Few more Indian sweets recipes

• Chocolate Burfi (two-layered burfi)
• Moong Dal Burfi
• Kalakand
• Puran Poli

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Peanut Ladoo | How To Make Peanut Laddu

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3 ingredient peanut ladoo recipe step by step. Made with jaggery and roasted peanut, this delicious groundnut laddu recipe is easy & simple.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 12 Ladoo

Calories 105 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 1 cup Peanut
• ½ cup Jaggery grate or use jaggery powder
• 1 tsp Cardamom powder

Instructions

 

• First of all, dry roast the 1 cup of peanuts. Make sure they don’t get burnt.
• Let them cool down and then rub peanuts with your hands and remove their skin.
• Grate jaggery and keep it aside.
• In a grinding jar add peanuts and pulse for few seconds until you get a coarse powder.
  
• At this stage add grated jaggery and again pulse for a few seconds. Scrap the grinding jar with a spatula and grind again for few seconds until the mixture looks uniform.
• Transfer this mixture in a mixing bowl and add cardamom powder.
• Shape them in small ladoo. There is no need to add ghee (clarified butter). Oil in peanuts helps to hold the mixture and making ladoos.
• Peanut ladoo with jaggery or peanut ladoo is ready.

Notes

Tips & FAQ’s

1. Don’t grind peanuts in one stretch. Grind in pulses for a few seconds every time.
2. Run the grinder for a few seconds and stop. Check the mixture and grind again. Repeat this cycle until you get a uniform mixture.
3. Store them in an airtight container, peanut ladoos are good for a week.
4. If the mixture is dry or not binding into laddu shape then add 1-2 tbsp ghee. However, after grinding peanuts leaves oil and jaggery melts a bit, which helps in binding.

 

Storing & Serving suggestions

These peanut laddus stay good at room temperature for about a week.

You can easily store them for a month-long duration by keeping in the fridge.

Serve them as a sweet or dessert. It is a great healthy snack and for kids' lunch boxes. You can serve them in breakfast too with a glass of milk.

Peanut is healthy & nutritious but calories dense food. Be mindful while consuming. You can easily fit them in your daily calorie requirement and within macros. 15-20 gram Peanuts every day is a great way to enjoy in moderation.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Peanut Ladoo | How To Make Peanut Laddu

Amount Per Serving (0 g)

Calories 105 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 3mg0%

Potassium 91mg3%

Carbohydrates 10g3%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 8g9%

Protein 3g6%

Calcium 16mg2%

Iron 1mg6%

* The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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