Ladoo made without Sugar - Thaggu Ke Ladoo. Kanpur
One of the earliest examples of this was of sesame seeds, jaggery and peanuts, which we all today known as til ke ladoo. It is said that around 4BC legendary surgeon Susruta The Elder, began using this as an antiseptic to treat his surgical patients. For easy edibility, the sesame seeds were coated with jaggery or honey and shaped into a ball.
But none talk of the impact sugar had on ladoos like the Kanpur famous Thaggu Ke Ladoo. This melt-in-your-mouth sweetmeat got its name after its innovator, Mattha Pandey alias Ramavtar, realized that the desi ladoo, which he so fondly created used the angrezi shakar (sugar), and in shame called it Thaggu Ke Ladoo or the ladoo for the cheat. A stanch Gandhi follower, pandey's reason for naming the ladoos such wasn't a publicity gimmick but the betrayal he felt after he realized that the sugar he used was actually White poison introduced by the British. And since he could not replace the sugar, he decided to let people know the truth by calling it Thaggu Ke Ladoo. Little did Pandey realize that when it came to sweets, much like other food, it was taste that mattered, and his creation became a legend. ( Does it with dry fruits , without sugar etc )
See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/food-story-the-journey-of-ladoo-from-a-medicine-to-the-much-loved-indian-sweet/#sthash.kp7rpIZ0.dpuf
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