The History of Laddus and how people came to love it
India has a range of sweets but if any sweet has a high probability of being selected as a national sweet, it has to be laddu. This sweet has its own variations. Each state in the country is famous for a particular type of laddu. From motichoor laddu to til ke laddu to boondi ke laddu, each has a distinct taste and look. Not only does it look rich with coatings of different items for different laddus but it is also one of the tastiest sweet found anywhere in the world. Here, we look at the history of laddu and read the way it was developed from a medicine to sweet! Laddu Recipe There are many theories of how laddu was developed. But, most of them point at one theory. An Indian physician Sushruta, first used spherical balls of sesame seeds as a way to treat his patients. This was an antiseptic which allowed Sushruta to monitor the dosage of his medicine and ease the consumption process. It was covered with jaggery or popularly known as gur (Indian brown sugar) allowed the