Badam Laddu (Ladoo) or Almond bites are delicious, melt in mouth easy to make Indian sweet prepared using 5 ingredients in less than 30 minutes. These laddus are flourless, gluten-free.
What is Laddu (Ladoo or Undo)?
Laddus are no-bake, ball-shaped popular among Indian sweet recipes mainly prepared using flour like atta (wheat), chickpea flour (besan), rava (sooji), and sugar with additional flavor ingredients like cardamom, rose. One of the best treats for special occasions like birthdays, marriages, and for festivals like Diwali (Deepavali), Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami in form of prasadam (prasad) or mithai.
How to make Almond bites or Badam Coconut Ladoo (Laddu)?
- In a pan on medium flame dry roast the almonds or badam till the outer skin slowly starts changing the color and you get a nice aroma. Make sure not to burn them. Transfer this to the plate.
- In the same pan, add the coconut flakes (fresh, dry, or frozen - see tips) and saute for not more than 2 to 3 minutes on low flame. You can roast cardamom pods along with the coconut flakes. Let this cooldown.
- In a blender or mixer, add almonds and coconut flakes and blend it to a coarse powder. Transfer back to the plate.
- Add sugar, cardamom pods, and blend it to get a fine powder.
- To this add coarse almond coconut powder and blend till the mixture becomes warm and almond starts leaving its oil. Stop blending at this stage. (Depending on the type of blender or mixer you use and its size, you may have to do this step in batches).
- Transfer the mixture back to the plate and roll them into balls of the desired size. For flavor just add 2 tablespoon of ghee or butter.
- If you find it difficult to bind the laddu only then use additional ghee. Do not pour all ghee at once to the mixture. Do it portion by portion, in this way the mixture remains warm plus the amount of ghee can be reduced.
How to store badam laddu?
Badam Laddu remains fresh for 7-10 days when using dry coconut flakes in the recipe. Make sure they are stored in an air-tight container. Ladoo remains fresh for 1-2 days when using fresh/frozen coconut.
Benefits of almonds or badam
These are a very good source of antioxidants, high in vitamin E, low in cholesterol. Eating almonds can reduce your hunger which, in turn, lowers your daily calorie intake and promote weight loss.
Some delicious, quick and easy recipes to try with Almonds or Badam
- Badam Pista Burfi (Almond Pistachio Fudge)
- Chocolate Almond Upside Down
- Vegan Fig Almond Cake
- Roasted Almond Ice Cream
- Coriander Almond Chutney
- Chinese Almond Cookies
- Carrot Halwa (Gajar Halwa)
- Moong Dal Khichdi (Sweet Lentil and Rice)
- Doodhpak (Rice puudding / Kheer)
- Milk Barfi (Milk Powder Burfi)
DETAILED RECIPE FOR BADAM LADDU (LADOO) OR NO BAKE ALMOND BITES
BADAM LADDU | BADAM COCONUT LADOO | NO BAKE ALMOND BITES
Ingredients
- 1 cup Almonds or Badam
- ¾ cup Dry coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened), check tips
- ¾ cup Sugar (regular or Light brown), check tips
- 3 Cardamom pods or seeds
- ¼ cup Ghee or brown butter or melted butter (use as required)
Instructions
Step I
- In a pan on medium flame dry roast the almonds till outer skin slowly starts changing the color and you get nice aroma. Make sure not to burn them. Transfer this to a plate.
- In the same pan, add the coconut flakes and saute for not more than 2 to 3 minutes on low flame. You can roast cardamom pods along with the coconut flakes. Let this cooldown.
Step II
- In a blender or mixer, add almonds and coconut flakes and blend it to coarse powder. Transfer back to the plate.
- Add sugar, cardamom pods, and blend it to get a fine powder. To this add almond-coconut powder and blend till the mixture becomes warm and almond starts leaving its oil. Stop blending at this stage. (Depending on the type of blender or mixer you use and its size, you may have to do this step in batches).
- Transfer the mixture back to plate and roll them into balls of desired size. For flavor just add 2 tablespoon of ghee or butter.
- If you find it difficult to bind the laddu then use additional ghee. Do not pour all the ghee at once to the mixture. Do it portion by portion, in this way the mixture remains warm plus the amount of ghee can be reduced.
Notes
- You can use dry, fresh, or frozen coconut flakes in the recipe. When using frozen coconut, thaw before use. If using sweetened coconut flakes you may reduce sugar if needed.
- Laddu remains fresh for 7-10 days when using dry coconut. Make sure they are stored in air-tight container. Ladoo remains fresh for 1-2 days when using fresh/frozen coconut.
- You can even use jaggery (gud, gur) instead of sugar to make these laddus for additional health benefits
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Rahul
Hey Khushi, Thanks for sharing such a yummy and healthy recipe. They look absolutely delicious!