Coconut Ladoo

Name: Coconut Ladoo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 18 balls
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 4 cup grated coconut; 0.5 cup powdered milk; 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 ounce); 1 tbsp ghee; 0.5 tsp cardamom powder; 3 tbsp desiccated coconut

Coconut and powdered milk cooked in a pan and perfumed with cardamom for a South Asian dessert.

25 min · Serves 18 · Easy

Ingredients

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 15 min · 25 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Heat the butter or ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add grated fresh coconut and saute for 4 minutes on low flame.
4 min
2
Add the powdered milk and the condensed milk and keep stirring constantly (on low flame) till it leaves the sides of the vessel, approx 8-10 minutes.
10 min
3
Add the cardamom powder and mix. Turn off heat and cool. Grease you hand, make small coconut ladoo balls and roll in dessicated coconut.
4
Store the coconut ladoo balls iin an air tight container and place in fridge for longer shelf life. At room temperature it stays fresh up to 2-3 days.