No sugar, no jaggery, just 30 calories: Mumbai fitness coach shares healthy motichoor laddoo recipe

Sweet cravings can be hard to resist, especially when Indian mithai is involved. From festive celebrations to everyday indulgence, sweets are often loaded with sugar, calories and refined ingredients, making them a challenge for anyone trying to eat healthier. Among them, motichoor laddoos are a beloved favourite but are also packed with sugar and ghee. However, you do not have to say goodbye to your favourite Indian mithai. Mumbai fitness coach Vanshika Khurana has shared a healthier and tasty motichoor laddoo recipe that contains just 30 calories per laddoo. This guilt-free twist lets you satisfy sweet cravings without derailing your healthy eating goals.

Motichoor laddoos (16 medium-sized): Ingredients required

1/2 cup of dahlia

2 cups of water


1 tablespoon of rice flour

1 tbsp of ghee

Cardamom powder

8-10 strands of saffron

4-5 tbsp sweetener (Monkfruit extract - zero calorie sweetner/ Coconut Sugar) - Try avoiding jaggery because it changes the taste

10-12 small raisins

3-4 drops of orange food color

Motichoor laddoos: How to make

To prepare the motichoor laddoos, first, you have to use a non-stick pan. Roast the dailya in 1 tsp ghee for 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Next, add water to the pan and cover it with a lid. Let the mixture cook on a low flame for 5–10 minutes, or until the dailya becomes soft and mushy. Make sure you do not let it become too dry. The mixture should remain wet and mushy so that it can be easily shaped into laddoos.

Once the dailya is cooked, add the rice flour, cardamom powder, saffron-infused water, sweetener, food colour and raisins. Add 1 tbsp of ghee at this stage as well. Sauté the mixture for about 2 minutes, then turn off the flame and allow it to cool.

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The mixture should have a sticky consistency with a slightly starchy texture. Once it has cooled enough to handle, apply a little ghee to your palms and start rolling the mixture into laddoos. Garnish the finished laddoos with pistachios or cashews and serve.