You can make this gluten-free ladoo, a round ball of melt in the mouth magic called Besan Laddu or plain Besan Unde. Simple pantry ingredients make this sweet a divine offering to the Gods! Served in a traditional meal as a sweet or as a dessert, a delicacy made with Bengal Gram flour you cannot stop eating just one!
Bael is known by different names Wood Apple, Stone Apple, Bengal quince, Golden Apple, Japanese Bitter Orange. The aroma of the ripe fruit once the hardcover was broken is so heady, the fruit tastes sweet and tangy.
In Hinduism, the tree is considered as sacred and it is mentioned in the Rig Veda as the residence of Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth. We all know that Bael fruit and leaves are used in the worship of Lord Shiv.
In my recent trips up and down to Dharwad, my hometown was too often as my father was not too well. In the last trip, we went to “More” a supermarket close to our home and stocked up all the fruits and vegetables my father will need. I came across this beautiful fruit which we called bael!
As a child, it was my favourite snack and we used to eat the bael “chori-chori” in school almost all year round whether ripe or raw a little salt and we were ready to go. Amma made some kind of chutney with it.
It is only now that I am looking at Google and understand that we can
Now I am trying to reduce my junk food dependence and hence made this Bael Ka Sharbat or Wood Apple Squash. One glass of this sharbat and my Elevenses is done. If a bit hungry drink one more glass low on calories and filling what else do you need?
There are few non-alcoholic drinks Indian Style that I have tried in the past and they are
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Vaishali Sabnani says
Yes this is a very popular sherbet served in summers , I think it’s called kotha in Gujrati , and they make a very delicious chutney .
Those bottles look lovely and the sherbet has a pretty colour .
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Thanks Vaishali.
Varada says
It is called kautha in Marathi. I remember my mother made a chutney with it. I had never heard of this drink. Sounds delicious – sweet and sour.
ArchanaPotdar says
Yes, this is new to me and I am loving it.
Priya Suresh says
I miss wood apple here, wish i get this fruit here. Bael ka sharbat looks absolutely ultimate and refreshing.
ArchanaPotdar says
True Priya we miss something we enjoyed as kids always.
harini says
I have ever heard of the chutney made with wood apple. This beverage sounds good. Must be a good thirst quencher.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, dear.
Suma Gandlur says
It has been ages since I saw this fruit. This beal ka sharbat sounds yummy and loved your traditional recipes this week.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀
Gayathri Kumar says
We get these only during Ganesh Chaturti. Next time I get one, I am definitely trying this sherbath.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀
Srivalli Jetti says
Oh, we always end up wasting the Bael fruit when we get it for Ganesh Chathurti..will make this next time we get it!
ArchanaPotdar says
😀
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
We make wood apple pachadi always. This sharbat sounds interesting and will definitely give it a try.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
Mayuri Patel says
I’ve not had the opportunity to taste bael so obviously have not even tasted bael ka sharbat. Having said that, will patiently wait till the day I can get wood apple and make this summer drink.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 Must try it. You will love it, Mayuri.