Coconut Almond Laddu
A quick and easy sweet made with fresh coconut, almond meal and condensed milk.
Ingredients
- 350 g fresh coconut, grated
- 300 g almond meal (almonds with skin,powdered)
- 370 g condensed milk
- 1 tsp powdered cardamom
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- 70 g raisins
- 200 g desiccated coconut (from a packet)
- 2+2 tbsp ghee
Instructions
- Put a non-stick pan or one with a thick base on low heat and add the grated coconut, almond meal, 2 tbsp ghee and condensed milk. Stir with a spatula to mix.
- Continue stirring and cooking the the mixture for 10-12 minutes, till it thickens and starts leaving the the sides of the pan. Take it off the heat.
- Stir in the cardamom powder, grated nutmeg and raisins and mix well.
- Allow the mixture to become warm enough to handle. Do not wait for it to cool completely.
- Put the desiccated coconut in a shallow bowl or plate and keep a small bowl of melted ghee (2 tbsps) on the side to grease your palms.
- Lightly grease your palms with ghee, take a walnut-sized amount of the coconut mixture and shape into a ball. Roll the laddu in the desiccated coconut and place on a plate to cool fully. Similarly make laddus with the remaining mixture. Store the cooled laddus in an airtight container in the fridge. They will keep for 4-5 days.