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Naam Ladoo Illustrated Recipe - Spiritual Confection

By Sukhmandir Khalsa, About.com

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Naam Ladoo Recipe Ingredients - Waheguru

Naam Ladoo Ingredients

Measure naam ladoo ingredients.

Photo © [S Khalsa]

Ladoo is a traditional confection distributed for weddings, the birth of a child, or offered as a part of langar during kirtan programs, rain sabahee kirtan, or kirtan smagams (get togethers).

The recipe for Naam Ladoo, a spiritual confection, is prepared with naam while doing naam jap, reciting Waheguru with the tongue or breath, or while doing naam simran, engaging the mind in remembering Waheguru.

Gather, measure, and assemble all ingredients.

  • 1 lb or 2 cups softened butter (4 cubes)
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped cups ground almonds (badam)
  • cup confectioners’ sugar (powdered), plus about 2 cups for icing
  • 2 tsp vanilla powder (or extract - powder is alcohol free)
  • 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
  • Naam Jap - Gurmanter - Waheguru - Name of God

Naam - the essential ingredient in Naam ladoo.
"Nit japeeai saas giraas naao paravdigar daa"||
"With every breath and morsel of food, remember the Name of the Cherisher Lord." SGGS||518

Naam jap: Recite gurmanter or mool manter, and listen to gurbani kirtan continually while preparing naam ladoo.

Makes 120 Naam Ladoo 1" in diameter

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