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Published: August 27, 2019 | Updated January 6, 2021 | By Harini

Atta Ladoo (Wheat Ladoo Recipe)

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Atta ladoo are quick and easy laddu made with wheat flour, powdered sugar, ghee and nuts. These are delicious and healthy after school snack or breakfast for kids that you can make in 20 minutes. These wheat laddu are so tasty, rich, energy dense and nutritious. Perfect snack for kids with badam milk, pista milk, cardamom milk or saffron milk. Here is how to make healthy atta ladoo recipe easily at home.

atta ladoo recipe

This atta ladoo is a simple yet soul satisfying, healthy and satiating snack made during winters in India. We grew up eating this wheat laddu, panjiri, ragi ladoo, dry fruits laddu, gud papdi, rava ladoo, maladoo and still love these delicious treats.

These Indian sweets are not only delicious but very good for growing kids. Unlike store bought sweets with only empty calories, these are rich in nutrition and provide instant energy.

I have been making this atta ladoo for many years. I picked up the recipe from my mom and make some small tweaks every time to vary the flavor.

This is a very basic recipe of atta ladoo with just three main ingredients. Whole wheat flour, sugar and ghee are all you need to make this delicious wheat laddu.

You can add many other ingredients to this to make it more flavorful, improve nutrition and taste. Here I have added a good dose of fried almonds, pistachios and raisins. Instead of chopping I coarsely grind them and mix with wheat flour. If you are adding a good amount of nuts, chopping will take more time and this option is easy.

These wheat laddu or atta ladoo are very good for festivals like Diwali, holi, dusshera too. Quick and easy to make, pack and stays good for around 15 days at room temperature 🙂

You can serve atta ladoo as dessert after a meal,  snack with tea or as after school snack with milk, juice or milkshakes.

This Atta Ladoo Recipe Is

Delicious, flavorful & rich

Quick & simple recipe

Three main ingredients & 20 mins from start to finish

Vegetarian recipe

Healthy, energizing & nutritious

Very good after school snack for kids.

easy atta ladoo recipe

To make atta ladoo you will just need three ingredients.

  • wheat flour
  • powdered sugar or jaggery
  • ghee or clarified butter

With just these three ingredients, these atta ladoo tastes so amazing. Yes even cardamom powder is not mandatory here. The flavor of roasted wheat flour is so good and rich.

However you can flavor this ladoo in so many ways. Sometimes I add cardamom powder and sometimes it will be a pinch of nutmeg and dried ginger. This time around I got some lovely organic saffron extract from a friend and used it here. The flavor was awesome and complimented the nuts very well.

These atta ladoo are rich, calorie dense and instant energizing snack. These are highly recommended for toddlers and kids, also suitable for lactating mothers like this gond ladoo. You can actually add some gond (edible gum) in this atta ladoo recipe too. Fry 1/4 cup gond or edible gum in ghee until it puffs up, powder and mix with wheat flour.

For sweetening this wheat laddu, I have used powdered organic sugar. You can also use powdered jaggery (see notes), desi raw sugar, regular granulated sugar, brown sugar or even palm sugar. Make sure powder the sugar well before using.

Ghee in atta ladoo is the main ingredient. Ghee or as known as clarified butter outside India in countries like USA, is one of the good fats that is highly recommended in your diet. Also ghee helps in building immunity during winter and monsoons. If you want to make this atta ladoo vegan do check notes.

How To Make Atta Ladoo

Prepping Sugar and nuts

Heat 2 teaspoons ghee in a heavy pan.

heating ghee for making atta ladoo

Add the measured almonds, pistachios and raisins.

frying nuts for atta ladoo

Fry in medium flame until golden and coated with ghee. Set aside to cool for a while. Let the ghee remain in the pan.

fried nuts for atta ladoo

Once cooled, just pulse it twice or thrice in mixer grinder. You can also use spice grinder but grind coarsely.

powdering nuts for wheat laddu

Next powder 1/2 cup sugar well. If you want to to flavor your atta ladoo with cardamom, you can powder 2 or 3 green cardamoms as well with sugar.

easy atta ladoo recipe

Making Atta Ladoo

Heat the ghee remaining after roasting the nuts again. Add 2 cups wheat flour to it.

frying wheat flour for atta ladoo

Roast in low flame for good 12-14 minutes. The ghee should slightly change in color. Also there will be a very notable nutty flavor.

making atta ladoo recipe

At this stage switch off the flame and add the 1/4 cup ghee.

atta ladoo recipe preparation

Also add the powdered sugar, nuts mixture. I have also added some saffron extract. Mix thoroughly.

atta ladoo mixture

Using a tablespoon scoop out portions and roll between your palms to give a ball shape. You have to do this while the mixture is still warm. If the mixture is too loose, add 1-2 teaspoons ghee and try shaping.

shaping atta ladoo

Once you have shaped all the ladoos, let them cool down well. Store wheat laddu in airtight container.

Serve atta ladoo as snacks or dessert as required.

atta ladoo ready to serve

Tips To Make Atta Ladoo

Roasting wheat flour– this step is the key for making best tasting atta ladoo. You have to roast the wheat flour in low to medium flame continuously for 12 minutes. If the flour is not roasted well, the atta ladoo will have raw aftertaste as well as sticky texture.

Sugar or jaggery- this ladoo is mostly made with raw desi sugar. You can also use any type of sugar but powder it well. I have used 1/2 cup sugar here. You can increase it by another 1/4 cup for sweeter ladoos. Another option is to use jaggery. If using jaggery you can reduce ghee as jaggery will also help in binding.

Shaping the ladoo- You have to make ladoos from the wheat mixture while it is still warm. If the mixture cools down it will turn crumbly and will not hold shape.

I always use a tablespoon as measure to scoop out portions. This is mess free easy way to make uniform sized atta ladoos.

Storage & shelf life- These wheat laddu keep well for 2 weeks at room temperature. You can refrigerate them too. Store atta ladoo in clean dry airtight containers.

More ladoo recipes you might like

besan ladoo

coconut ladoo

motichur ladoo

malai ladoo

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Atta Ladoo Recipe

atta ladoo recipe

Atta Ladoo (Wheat Laddu Recipe)

Harini
Atta ladoo are quick and easy laddu made with wheat flour, powdered sugar, ghee and nuts. These are delicious and healthy after school snack or breakfast for kids that you can make in 20 minutes. These wheat laddu are so tasty, rich, energy dense and nutritious. Perfect snack for kids with badam milk, pista milk, cardamom milk or saffron milk. Here is how to make healthy atta ladoo recipe easily at home.

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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course breakfast or snack, Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 20 ladoos
Calories 236 kcal

Ingredients
  

Prepping sugar and nuts

  • 2 teaspoons ghee
  • 25 tablespoons almonds
  • 2 tablespoons pistachios
  • 1/2 cup sugar powdered, increase by another 1/4 cup for sweeter ladoos

Making Atta Ladoo

  • 2 cups wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup ghee
  • 1/8 teaspoon cardamom powder or saffron extract (both are optional)

Instructions
 

Prepping Sugar and nuts

  • Heat 2 teaspoons ghee in a heavy pan.
  • Add the measured almonds, pistachios and raisins.
  • Fry in medium flame until golden and coated with ghee. Set aside to cool for a while. Let the ghee remain in the pan.
  • Once cooled, just pulse it twice or thrice in mixer grinder. You can also use spice grinder but grind coarsely.
  • Next powder 1/2 cup sugar well. If you want to to flavor your atta ladoo with cardamom, you can powder 2 or 3 green cardamoms as well with sugar.

Making Atta Ladoo

  • Heat the ghee remaining after roasting the nuts again. Add 2 cups wheat flour to it.


  • Roast in low flame for good 12-14 minutes. The ghee should slightly change in color. Also there will be a very notable nutty flavor.
  • At this stage switch off the flame and add the 1/4 cup ghee.
  • Also add the powdered sugar, nuts mixture. I have also added some saffron extract. Mix thoroughly.
  • Using a tablespoon scoop out portions and roll between your palms to give a ball shape. You have to do this while the mixture is still warm. If the mixture is too loose, add 1-2 teaspoons ghee and try shaping.
  • Once you have shaped all the ladoos, let them cool down well. Store wheat laddu in airtight container.
  • Serve atta ladoo as snacks or dessert as required.

Notes

  • Roasting wheat flour perfectly is the key for making best tasting atta ladoo. If the flour is not roasted well, ladoo will be raw with sticky texture.
  • Shape the wheat mixture into ladoos while warm.
  • You can double or halve the recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 20ladoosCalories: 236kcal
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I am Harini. The recipe developer, food photographer and chef behind cook click n devour. My aim behind this blog is to provide easy, tried and tested recipes that beginners can cook with confidence. I took keen interest in cooking and took courses on cooking, baking during teens purely out of passion. With a decade of cooking experience I am glad to share my recipes and culinary knowledge with you all here. Stay tuned and happy cooking!
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