Churma Laddu – A Traditional Sweet for Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganeshostv is a time of joy, devotion and delicious bhog for our beloved Ganapati bappa!! One of the most traditional and loved sweets offered during this festival is the Churma Laddu – made with roasted wheat, jaggery, ghee and fragrant spices.
In this recipe, I will show you how to make authentic Churma Laddu at home – rich, flavourful, and perfect for prasad of festival celebrations. These laddus melt in the mouth and are packed with the goodness of ghee..
These laddu are not just a festive treat but a symbol of purity, love and devotion. prepared from simple pantry ingredients, they deliver a rich, nutty flavour with wholesome goodness of wheat and ghee. Soft inside and slightly grainy outside, Churma laddus are pyre bliss in every bite – an they are surprisingly easy to make at home!!
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Ingredients
For the dough –
Wheat flour – 2 cups
Fine semolina (Sooji) – 2 tbsp
Ghee – 1/4 cup
Water -as needed
Ghee or oil – for frying
Jaggery – 1 cup
For the churma mixture –
Grated jaggery – 1 cup
Ghee – 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder – 1/8 tsp
Dry ginger powder – 1/8 tsp
Roasted poppy seeds – for coating
Method
Step 1 – Prepare the dough
- Firstly, take a mixing bowl. Add 2 cups of wheat flour, and 2 tbsp fine semolina into it.
- Then add melted ghee and rub it into the flour until crumbly.
- Gradually add water to form a stiff dough (like puri dough)
- Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
Step 2 – Shape and fry
- Now divide the dough into small portions and shape them into muthiyas (oval roll) or you can make peda shape.
- Then, heat a oil or ghee in a kadai over medium flame.
- Deep fry the muthiyas until golden brown and crisp.
- Drain on paper towels and let them cool.
Step 3 – Grind into Churma
- Once, cooled break the fried muthiyas into small pieces.
- Grind them coarsely in mixer or grinder.
- The mixture should have a grainy texture, not fine powder.
Step 4 – Prepare the jaggery mixture
- Add the ground churma into the melted gaggery
- next add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and dry ginger powder..
- Stir well until evenly coated.
- While still warm, shape the mixture into laddus
- Roll each laddus in roasted poppy seeds.
- Cool completely and store in a air tight jar.
- Offer churma laddu as bhog or prasad during Ganesh Chaturthi.
Churma Laddu holds a special place in Indian culture — especially during Ganesh Chaturthi. Offering homemade sweets like this one is believed to bring prosperity and happiness.
Pair it with Ukadiche Modak, Shrikhand, or Moong Dal Kheer for a complete festive thali!
