Gondu Maddu is a medicinal sweet ladoos made to strengthen the lower back of women. This is usually given to girls when they mature for the first time, after delivering baby or even after an abortion. This maddu is extremely helpful in cleansing the uterus and strengthening the lower back. Usual prescription is of one ladoo everyday for 30 days.
In India, this particular dish has multiple regional variations… The one below is with a mangalore touch 
Time required –
1.5 hours
Ingredients –
- Ashvagandha (Withania somnifera) – 50 grams
- Ghondu (Ayurvedic Gum) – 300 grams
- Khus Khus (Poppy seeds) – 150 grams
- Ghee – 1 litre
- Ututte (Dried dates) – 500 grams (cut to small pieces)
- Badam (Almond) – 250 grams (cut to small pieces)
- Drakshi (Raisins) – 500 grams
- Sugar – 1.5 kg (powder the same)
- Japathre – 5 piece (Dont know the english or hindi version of this. Its one of the masala which is shaped like a flower)
- Jayikayi(Nutmeg) – 1 piece
- Lavanga (Cloves) – 20 piece
- Kesari (saffron) – 1 pinch – optional
Preparation –
1) Fry ghondu in ghee until it blooms and strain it on a tissue paper. Now, powder the same by grinding
2) Fry raisins, almond and dried dates in ghee and keep aside.
3) Grind ashvagandha, japathre, jayikayi, lavanga into powder and keep aside.
4) Heat a kadai and add powdered sugar in the same. Once it starts melting, add fried dry fruits, ghondu powder and ground powder and mix well for 2-3 minutes
5) Add ghee to the same and keep stirring for 5 minutes till it becomes a thick paste. Off the stove and make 2 inch balls of the same.
Store it in a dry, air tight box once the ladoos are cooled. While women it for health… the rest of the family can enjoy the rich taste…
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