If India has to choose a national sweet dish, the most likely nominee should be the LADOO. Varieties of Ladoos, have found its way from Prasad to Party table. Rava Laddoos are quick and very easy to make for Diwali.

This is an Indian confection that's often depicted in pictures of Hanuman and Ganesh. These are made very sweet in India, but I've decreased the amount of sugar and added a dash of rock salt to better suit a Japanese taste.For some reason, they go very well with very sweet chai.It will taste more genuine if you make your own cardamon powder by grinding whole green cardamons (shelled) with a mortar and pestle.You can get besan (gram flour) from Indian grocery stores. Apart from this dish, it is used for dishes like pakora (Indian fried vegetables). Recipe by Go-pa-ra

Benefits (1-2 Laddoo per day):1. Aids in weight loss2. Lower risk of heart disease3. Aids in Digestion4. Best for Breastfeeding Women5. Prevents Hair Loss

#goldenapronThese laddoos are so easy to prepare and delicious in taste.

#deepawali"Sesame seeds laddu" is a traditional sweet of bengali cuisine is prepared during many traditional bengali festivals like- "Pahela Baishakh", "Durga Puja", "Lakshmi puja", "Deepawali" etc.In Bengali Language, "Til" means "sesame" and "Naru" means Laddu. It's made with sesame seeds and jaggery and one of the best and healthy Bengali delicacy.Til or Sesame seeds are rich in folic acids.They are also a good source of iron, zinc, vitamin B1 and dietary fibres. Let's cook.

Rava laddu or Suji laddu is a south Indian sweet that tastes delicious with a crunch that comes from the roasted suji. Rava laddu is made with suji, powdered sugar, nuts and ghee.

Healthy and delicious laddu for us.

#colourorangeThis is a delicious sweet made with grated pumpkin and khoya and adding saffron milk lends a beautiful orange colour to it and simply an irresistible dessert.

This recipe for Amaranth laddoo is nothing like the traditional one. It has only 3 main ingredients: amaranth, dates and almonds! It is soft and sticky with a little bit of bite from the amaranth and crunch from the almonds. I have used just dates for sweetening so it’s refined sugar free!It’s quick and easy to make and is a perfect dessert option especially for those who cannot consume much sugar, diabetics etc.Include them in your or your children’s lunch box.http://www.theculinarytrail.com/vegan-amaranth-dates-and-almond-laddoo-recipe

Learned how to make these after tasting them during my visit to india :)

#ganeshaRava ladoo or Rava Laddu or rava urundai is an very easy to prepare sweet for all occasions! This is one of the very basic ladoo we make for festivals like diwali.

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi everyone! May lord’s blessing be with each one of us!Lord Ganesha has many favorite sweets and one among them is “Besan Ladoo”. I guess many of us love to have this sweet.As the name indicates this sweet is made up of besan (gram flour). It is very simple to make. The only thing which you need to take care is that always stir the besan continuously while roasting it.