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halim ladoo is a traditional Maharashtrian sweet dish made with iron-rich garden cress seeds, ghee, jaggery, rava, powered almonds and desiccated coconut. Once the halim is soaked, this is a super quick Maharashtrian halim ladoo to make.

Want to boost your iron levels, then nothing better than halim ladoo recipe. Do you know that 100 grams of garden cress seeds offers 100 mg of iron? Who would have thought that this tiny seed is a goldmine of iron!

Halim ladoos are really very easy to make and you can quickly assemble them too! All you need to do is to soak halim 3 hours prior to preparing it. To proceed, heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Add soaked garden cress seeds and add jaggery. You can use jaggery powder. Add semolina and mix well. Further, add coconut. Add coconut.

If you want to use fresh coconut then grate the coconut and fry it in ghee until its moisture evaporates completely and then add to the Halim ladoo mixture. Lastly, add almonds. You can also add other dried fruits like cashew nuts, walnuts, pistachios can also be added to fortify aliv laddu. Mix well and our mixture for halim laddu is ready!! Next, transfer to a plate and divide into portions while its warm and still easy to handle. Serve or store the Halim ladoo in an air-tight container. Halim ke ladoos can be eaten during winters as it keeps our body warm and is good for lactating mothers.

We would like to share some tips to make the halim ladoo recipe. 1. Add jaggery. You can even make use of jaggery powder to make Garden Cress Seeds Sweet Balls. 2. If you are facing a problem in rolling theHalim ladoo, grease the palms with some ghee.

Enjoy halim ladoo recipe | alive laddu | alive che ladoo | Maharashtrian halim ladoo | with detailed step by step recipe photos below.

 

Halim Ladoo, Halim Laddu recipe - How to make Halim Ladoo, Halim Laddu

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Preparation Time

5 Mins

Cooking Time

7 Mins

Total Time

12 Mins

Makes

16 ladoos

Ingredients

Method

For halim ladoo
 

  1. To make halim ladoos, soak the garden cress seeds in ½ cup of water in a deep bowl for 3 hours. Do not drain the water.
  2. Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the soaked garden cress seeds, jaggery and semolina, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 6 to 7 minutes or till the jaggery melts, while stirring continuously.
  3. Add the coconut and almonds and mix well.
  4. Transfer the mixture onto a plate and keep aside to cool slightly.
  5. Divide the mixture into 16 equal portions and shape each portion into a round ball.
  6. Serve the halim ladoos or store in an air-tight container.

Halim Ladoo, Halim Laddu recipe with step by step photos

Other Laddu recipes

 

    1. Ladoo or laddus are a spherical shaped Indian sweet. They are generally made with flour, fat and a sweetener (sugar, jaggery, condensed milk etc). You can enhance the flavour and texture of ladoo with cardamom powder, cinnamon powder, dried fruits, dry coconut, edible silver foil, etc. Like halim ladoo recipe | alive laddu | alive che ladoo | Maharashtrian halim ladoo | then our website has many ladoo recipes which you would love to try :
How to make Halim ladoo

 

    1. To make halim ladoo recipe | alive laddu | alive che ladoo | Maharashtrian halim ladoo | take 3/4 cup garden cress seeds (halim) in a bowl. This is how the halim looks like. 
    2. Add 1/2 cup of water to it. 
    3. Mix well using a spoon. 
    4. Cover and keep aside for 3 hours. 
    5. After 3 hours, do not drain the water, the soaked Halim will look like this.
    6. To make Halim ladoo, heat the 1 tablespoon ghee in a deep non-stick pan.
    7. Add the soaked garden cress seeds.
    8. Add 1/2 cup roughly chopped jaggery (gur). You can even make use of jaggery powder to make Garden Cress Seeds Sweet Balls.
    9. Add 1/4 cup semolina (rava / sooji).
    10. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 6 to 7 minutes or till the jaggery melts, while stirring continuously.
    11. Add 1 tbsp desiccated coconut. If you want to use fresh coconut then grate the coconut and fry it in ghee until its moisture evaporates completely & then add to the Halim ladoo mixture.
    12. Add 1/4 cup coarsely powdered almonds (badam). Other dried fruits like cashew nuts, walnuts, pistachios can also be added to fortify aliv laddu.
    13. Mix well and our Aliv che Laadu mixture is ready.
    14. Transfer the mixture onto a plate and keep aside to cool slightly.
    15. Divide the mixture into 16 equal portions while it’s still warm but easy to handle.
    16. Shape each portion into a round ball and our halim ladoos | alive laddu | alive che ladoo | Maharashtrian halim ladoo | are ready. If you are facing a problem in rolling the Halim ladoo, grease the palms with some ghee.
    17. Serve or store the Halim ladoo in an air-tight container. Halim ke ladoos can be eaten during winters as it keeps our body warm and is good for lactating mothers.
Frequently Asked Questions

 

    1. Q.How long can the Halim Laddu be stored? You can store it for around 2 weeks in an air tight container. It is best consumed within a week. 
    2. Q.Do we have to put water along with halim in ghee as you mentioned do not strain the seeds from water? Yes, you have to put the halim along with the water to make Halim Laddu.
       
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per ladoo
Energy87 cal
Protein2.8 g
Carbohydrates9.3 g
Fiber1 g
Fat4.4 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium0.6 mg

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Julie

March 13, 2025, midnight

Can I give this to my 5 year old? His iron is low

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Chadha P S

March 13, 2025, midnight

It was nice I put all the it''ems on approx,basis.Kindly tell me the exact qty.of each item so that I can get better results.Thanks

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vibha singh

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thanks for sharing the recipe. I loved it . Just one quick question. How long can we preserve it?

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Poonam narain

March 13, 2025, midnight

Do we have to put water along with halim in ghee as you mentioned do not strain the seeds from water

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Poonam narain

March 13, 2025, midnight

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Satej Timakiwala

March 13, 2025, midnight

Very nice..but the pizza _x0001F355_ burger _x0001F354_ mobile generation don''t like such thing they like to eat outside Gobar

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A.umadevi

March 13, 2025, midnight

Halim seeds smells very badly On soaking.

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saraswathi

March 13, 2025, midnight

I tried this recipe and it came well. It''s very simple n easily prepared very nutritious food. It helped in postpartum stage

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Saraswathi, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!

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Gautami Singh

March 13, 2025, midnight

Doctor ne iron deficiency level karne kho kaha hai. ashaa karti hoon ki yeh recipe kafi haad tak helpful rahegi... meine Tarla ji ki bhaot si recipe follow ki hai and it turned 100% Okay.

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Gautami, Do try it and let us know how you liked them. Happy Cooking !!

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Mruga D

March 13, 2025, midnight

Garden cress seeds are considered to a boon for those who wish to improve their Hb....I made this laddoos for my granny and she just loved it...its healthy and full of iron...

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jaya

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, I cannot eat semolina or wheat flour due to gluten intolerance, can I use another gluten free binder, wondering if almond flour or any other would work?? Thanks!

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

We haven''t tried it with any other flour, but you can try and share your feedback.

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Sham

March 13, 2025, midnight

How many mgs does one cup measure?

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Harbinder

March 13, 2025, midnight

What is the alternative to ghee for those who are vegan? Also alternative to semolina please? Regards

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Linda

March 13, 2025, midnight

Madame Is Halim same as Aserio

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Yes, they both are the same.

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Suman

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi mam. In which season we can consume these lado. Can we eat in summer days

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Jugnu

March 13, 2025, midnight

Mam semolina add Krna compulsory hai kya ,?? Without iske nai bana sakte

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Yes semolina is compulsory for binding.

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Jugnu

March 13, 2025, midnight

Mam whole night rakh sakte hain soak karne k liye Halim seeds??

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

You should be able to soak it overnight. Please try and let us know.

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Nidhi

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thank you for the recipe..its awesome. Jst one question can we add chia seeds or flax seeds in this ladoo?

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Yes you can add chia seeds and flax seeds without roasting. Please try the recipe and share your comments with us.

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Taruna

March 13, 2025, midnight

can I dry roast n make powder of halim instead of soaking it in water so that they can be stored longer

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

No, please follow the recipe and soak halim to get best results.

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Meenakshi Majumdar

March 13, 2025, midnight

I tried the recipe. Does Halim seeds when soak ed give out some smell. Mine had some smell and it was dominating in my ladoo

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

No they should not leave any smell. Problem with your Halim seeds. That is why the ladoo was smelling.

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????

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thank you very much. Easy n nice receipe

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Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Thank you for your kind words. Happy to know you liked the recipe!

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