Description
Ayurveda has always recognized the wonderful medicinal uses and health benefits of gond/dink laddu:
They are a warming food, so they provide warmth internally to the body during dipping temperatures.
These laddus strengthen and nourish the bone tissues as it is rich in calcium, magnesium and also delivers some protein. They help in lubricating the joints and reduce back pain along with other joints pain. That is why it is given to pregnant women to nourish them, help them develop strong bones and to prevent back pain.
Gond laddus are rich in fat and fibre and calories and are thus given to lactating mothers to build their immunity, to meet the extra calories needed by a new mother while she’s breastfeeding the new-born, and to speed up recovery and provide her with vital nutrients to regain her strength after delivering a child. Gond is also said to increase the production of breast milk. Although there is no clear research proving this claim but the benefit of this wonderful natural gum for lactating mothers is apparent.
These laddu’s build our immunity against cold and seasonal viruses and keep us safe from winter illnesses.
As they are usually made with very nutrient dense ingredients like gond, whole wheat flour, ghee and nuts, they are a perfect energy giving food for children. And of course, they help maintain and promote stamina, strength and stability of the body for adults too.
So what exactly is Gond?
It is a natural resin – a tasteless, odorless, viscous water-soluble natural gum got from axle wood tree, called ‘dhoy’ in Hindi and ‘Dhaka’ in Sanskrit. The tree has many other names – it is called Kothri in Bengali, Gondh in Tamil, Gaundh in Rajasthan and Dink in Marathi.
Gond, besides the laddu form, is also eaten as a panjiri mixture (the ingredients used in both are almost the same. In both these recipes, gondh is mixed with whole wheat flour, sugar, ghee and nuts (usually cashews, almonds and raisins), sugar and cardamom.
Source : https://www.dailyo.in/variety/gond-laddus-food-health-panjiri-ghee/story/1/29378.html
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