FESTIVAL SPECIAL : EASY & QUICK COCONUT LADDOO

 EASY & QUICK SWEET:

COCONUT LADDOO

India is famous for it's culture, festivals and the varieties of sweets made. When it comes to sweets, LADDOO leads the list. It is said that, the Father of Surgeon Susruta prepared small balls using ayurvedic ingredients like jaggery, sesame seeds, peanuts, ghee, fenugreek seeds etc, which was being used as an antiseptic to treat his surgical patients. MOTICHUR LADDOO in North to COCONUT LADDOO in South or TIL LADDOO in Maharashtra etc, there are many types of LADOOS with little variations and all taste really good. It has been a part of Indian family. 

Today, I will tell you an easy and quick laddoo made of very few ingredients. It can be prepared instantly within 10 minutes, even a child can make. It's very tasty and healthy too. ln ancient ages COCONUT LADDOOS were considered as good luck and was being packed for soldiers and warriors.  Desiccated coconut have many health benefits. 

INGREDIENTS:

1. Desiccated coconut powder- 1 cup
2. Condensed milk- 1/2 cup
3. Cardamom powder- 1 pinch
4. Sugar powder- 2 tbsp

PROCESS:

1. Take 2 tbsp of desiccated coconut powder in a small bowl/ plate. Add 2 tbsp of sugar powder and mix it. Keep it aside. 
2. Take a big mixing bowl. 
3. Add 1 cup of desiccated coconut powder. 
4. Now, pour the condensed milk/ milkmaid slowly and gradually mix it. 
5. Check if the mixture requires more condensed milk to bind properly. If so, add little and mix nicely. 
6. Add a pinch of crushed cardamom to it. 
7. Now, knead it to a soft dough. 
8. Make small balls out of it. 
9. Coat the balls with the coconut powder and sugar mixture, which is already prepared. 

INSTANT COCONUT LADDOO is ready to eat. 

NB:

1. The final mixture that is made shoud be moist, else the laddoos will have cracks. 
2. Number of laddoos totally depend on size. 
3. I made 12 laddoos from 100g coconut powder. 
4. You can store this sweet in refrigerator for 1 week and have it. But, I would suggest to make in small amount, as coconut has a tendency of releasing oil sweet might smell if kept for more than a week. So, prepare it instantly and enjoy it fresh. 
5. You can top the laddoos with any dry fruits. 

🙂🙂HAPPY COOKING🙂🙂