Sattu Ladoo

Name: Sattu Ladoo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Bihari
Ingredients: 1 cup Roasted Gram Flour; 1/2 cup sugar, powdered; 1/4 cup ghee; 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, powder; 2 tablespoons Nut, chopped (almonds, cashews, pistachios); salt, pinch of

Veg

Round balls of roasted Bengal gram flour (sattu) mixed with jaggery, ghee, and cardamom until the mixture holds — a nutrient-dense Bihari sweet eaten as an energy snack, festival offering, and travel food. Bihar's most humble and beloved ladoo, found in every household.

Cuisines

Bihari

Best for

Snacks

Recipe

Prep: 10 min Cook: 10 min Total: 20 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

	1 cup	Roasted Gram Flour
	1/2 cup	Sugar , powdered
	1/4 cup	Ghee
	1/4 teaspoon	Cardamom , powder
	2 tablespoons	Nut , chopped (almonds, cashews, pistachios)
	—	Salt , pinch of

Instructions

1 In a mixing bowl, combine sattu, powdered sugar, and cardamom powder.
2 Heat ghee in a small pan until it melts.
3 Pour the melted ghee over the sattu mixture.
4 Add a pinch of salt and mix everything thoroughly until it resembles a crumbly dough.
5 Add chopped nuts to the mixture and combine well.
6 Take a small portion of the mixture in your hand and shape it into a round ball (ladoo).
7 Repeat the process with the remaining mixture to form more ladoos.
8 Allow the ladoos to cool and set for a few minutes before serving.

Tips

Ensure the ghee is warm but not too hot when mixing with the sattu to help bind the ingredients effectively.