There are many ways to prepare Coconut Laddu. They can be made by using mawa or condensed milk or even sugar syrup/chashni. But I have used simple and the most common way, preparing ladoo with the combination of milk and sugar, as you don't need any Khoya/ Mawa/ Condensed Milk for this. Alternatively, if you have less time then you can replace the milk and sugar with condensed milk. For 200gm desiccated coconut, you need 220gm condensed milk. These Ladoo can be prepared with fresh coconut also, but you have to roast the coconut for longer time.
Finally, I would like you to visit and try my more Indian Sweet & Dessert Recipes collection which includes more laddu recipes like Murmura Ladoo Recipe, Aata Dry Fruit Ladoo Recipe, Motichoor Ladoo Recipe-without frying boondi and many more other Sweet Recipes for festivals and fasting days like Instant Kalakand Recipe, Milk Cake Recipe, Badam Barfi Recipe, Panchmewa Paag Recipe, Makhana Kheer Recipe etc.
Even you can checkout savory ladoo recipe named Ram Ladoo Recipe in my Snacks Recipes Collection.
Instructions for how to make Coconut Ladoo:
- Firstly, heat 1 tbsp Ghee in a large pan/kadai. Then add 1.5 cups of desiccated coconut to it.
- Roast coconut on low flame for 5 minutes while stirring continuously. The coconut will begin aromatic and its color will also change slightly.
- Then add 1 cup of milk to it and mix well making sure the coconut gets wet completely.
- Next, add 1/2 cup sugar to it and mix well. Sugar starts to melt and mixture turns liquidy.
- Stir continuously on low to medium flame until all the milk evaporates.
- Divide the mixture in 3-4 parts and cool completely. This step is only if you want colourful ladoos.
- Add 2 drops of each food colour- pink, green and yellow.
- Take little portion of mixture in your hands and prepare small balls to form ladoo.
- Roll it with desiccated coconut. This step is also optional, however it makes laddu more attractive.
- Coconut Laddu are ready to serve. Enjoy!
1. Firstly, heat 1 tbsp Ghee in a large pan/kadai.
2. Then add 1.5 cups of desiccated coconut to it.
3. Roast coconut on low flame for 5 minutes while stirring continuously. The coconut will begin aromatic and its color will also change slightly.
4. Then add 1 cup of milk to it and mix well making sure the coconut gets wet completely.
5. Next, add 1/2 cup sugar to it and mix well. Sugar starts to melt and mixture turns liquidy.
6. Stir continuously on low to medium flame until all the milk evaporates. It takes around 15 minutes on medium flame but keep stirring it continuously.
7. Divide the mixture in 3-4 parts and cool completely. This step is only if you want colourful ladoos. If you like white laddus only then skip this step.
8. Add 2 drops of each food colour- pink, green and yellow. This step is totally optional.
9. Take little portion of mixture in your hands and prepare small balls to form ladoo.
10. Roll it with desiccated coconut. This step is also optional, however it makes laddu more attractive.
11. Coconut Laddu are ready to serve. Enjoy!
Tips:
- You can even dry roast coconut in the beginning, but roasting in ghee makes it taste even better.
- In place of sugar you can use Desi khand or jaggery, but then the colour of laddu will be on the brown shade.
- Adding food colour is totally optional and added just to make them more attractive.
- Cook the mixture of laddu on low to medium flame, else it might burn.
- I did not add any flavor but you can add according to your preference like green cardamom powder, rose essence or kesar.
- Coconut ladoo or Nariyal laddu tastes great with their own coconut flavour.
AuthorNidhi kakkarIngredients
Directions
1. Firstly, heat 1 tbsp Ghee in a large pan/kadai.
2. Then add 1.5 cups of desiccated coconut to it.
3. Roast coconut on low flame for 5 minutes while stirring continuously. The coconut will begin aromatic and its color will also change slightly.
4. Then add 1 cup of milk to it and mix well making sure the coconut gets wet completely.
5. Next, add 1/2 cup sugar to it and mix well. Sugar starts to melt and mixture turns liquidy.
6. Stir continuously on low to medium flame until all the milk evaporates. It takes around 15 minutes on medium flame but keep stirring it continuously.
7. Divide the mixture in 3-4 parts and cool completely. This step is only if you want colourful ladoos. If you like white laddus only then skip this step.
8. Add 2 drops of each food colour- pink, green and yellow. This step is totally optional.
9. Take little portion of mixture in your hands and prepare small balls to form ladoo.
10. Roll it with desiccated coconut. This step is also optional, however it makes laddu more attractive.
11. Coconut Laddu are ready to serve. Enjoy!
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