Our ingredients
Good food does not need to feel complicated.
Ingredients are chosen for five reasons: flavor, texture, satiety, tradition, and nutritional variety. Usually more than one at a time. Here is the whole pantry.
01 · Foundations
The body of the laddoo.
Whatever else goes in, the foundation decides how dense it is, how it holds, and how long it keeps you full.
Sattu
Roasted gram flour, used across northern India because it is filling, keeps well, and tastes of something. Contains plant protein, fiber, iron, and magnesium.
Makhana
Fox nuts, harvested from ponds and roasted until they shatter. Light, mild, and easy to chew. Provides carbohydrates and naturally occurring nutrients.
Urad Dal
A rich legume based ingredient traditionally used throughout South Indian cooking. Roasted and ground, it makes a denser, savorier laddoo.
Wheat
Roasted wheat flour for structure, carbohydrates, and a familiar homemade texture. Contains gluten.
Ragi
Finger millet, earthy and slightly bitter, especially familiar throughout South Indian food traditions. Contains fiber, calcium, iron, and magnesium.
02 · Nuts
Where most of the flavor lives.
Almonds
Toasted and ground. Plant protein, healthy fats, vitamin E, magnesium, and fiber.
Cashews
Creamy and mild — the ingredient that softens everything around it. Healthy fats, copper, magnesium, plant protein.
Pistachios
Green, gently sweet, and the prettiest thing in the mix. Plant protein, fiber, healthy fats, potassium, and naturally occurring antioxidants.
Walnuts
A little bitter, a little rich. Unsaturated fats and the plant based omega 3 fat ALA.
Peanuts
Roasted and crushed for a familiar, everyday kind of crunch. Plant protein, healthy fats, niacin.
Allergen note
Almonds, cashews, pistachios, walnuts, and dried coconut are tree nuts. Peanuts are a separate major allergen. Both are handled in the same kitchen.
03 · Fruits
Sweetness that came with fiber attached.
Dates
Chopped fine so they sweeten from the inside out. Natural sweetness with fiber, carbohydrates, and potassium.
Raisins
Little pockets of natural sweetness folded through the batch. Carbohydrates, fiber, potassium.
Figs
Chewy, jammy, naturally sweet. Fiber and naturally occurring minerals.
Coconut
Toasted dried coconut for fat, fiber, flavor, and texture.
04 · Seeds
Small ingredients. A whole lot inside.
Sesame
Nutty, toasty, and one of the oldest ingredients in this kitchen. Plant protein, healthy fats, calcium, magnesium, copper.
Flax
Ground fine so it disappears into the laddoo. Fiber and the ALA omega 3 fat.
Sunflower
Mild and toasty — an easy nut free way to add crunch. Vitamin E, healthy fats, magnesium.
Pumpkin
Deep green, quietly rich, full of texture. Magnesium, zinc, plant protein, healthy fats.
Hemp
Soft, nutty seeds that blend in without changing the flavor much. Plant protein, healthy fats, magnesium.
05 · Traditional ingredients
The ones that came from her mother’s kitchen.
Gond Katira
A traditional plant derived edible gum, commonly incorporated into rich homemade Indian preparations, especially in colder months.
Moringa
A traditional leaf with naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds. Used sparingly, for flavor and variety.
Methi
Fenugreek — a traditional culinary ingredient with a warm, slightly bitter edge.
Turmeric
A traditional spice containing naturally occurring curcuminoids.
06 · Sweetness
Just enough to bring everything together.
Jaggery, palm sugar, and misri are all added sugars. They are used in small amounts because the dried fruit is already doing part of the work — but they are sugar, and we say so.
Jaggery
Warm, rich, almost caramel like sweetness. A traditional unrefined sweetener, and still an added sugar.
Palm Sugar
A traditional sweetener with a deeper, smokier flavor. Still an added sugar.
Misri
Rock sugar. Clean, delicate sweetness that stays a little crunchy. Still an added sugar.
Dates
Where the recipe structure allows it, dates can carry the sweetness on their own.
07 · Flavor
The last thing that goes in.
Cardamom
Warm, floral, familiar. The smell of Prasi’s kitchen, and in almost everything she makes.
Fennel
Sweet and aromatic, the way a meal ends in an Indian home.
Black Pepper
A subtle warm kick behind the sweetness.
Dark Chocolate
A modern twist on the traditional laddoo. 70% cocoa, and it contains added sugar.
Seasonal additions such as rose, saffron, cinnamon, vanilla, and cacao appear in the customizer when Prasi has them.
Ingredient and nutrition information is provided for general educational purposes only. Dhivi & Co. products are foods, not dietary supplements or medicines, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We describe which ingredients contain which nutrients rather than publishing exact amounts; precise per-laddoo figures will be added once the finalized recipes have been through verified analysis. Individual nutritional needs vary, particularly during childhood, pregnancy, postpartum, and older adulthood. Customers with specific dietary or medical concerns should consult an appropriate healthcare professional.