Carrot Ladoo
Old-fashioned Kerala sweetmaking — no shortcuts, no substitutes. Jaggery, ghee, and coconut come together through slow cooking and patience into something far greater than the sum of their parts.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 2 nos Carrots
- 2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Milk
- Salt
- 1/4 cup Cashews
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp Ghee
Preparation
Step 1
Grate the carrots to a fine texture. Boil the milk and meanwhile cut the cashews into two pieces.
Step 2
Heat ghee in a pan.
Step 3
Once ghee is hot, fry the cashews until it goes golden brown. Keep cashews aside.
Step 4
Into the same pan add carrots and let it go for 3 minutes.
Step 5
Add boiled milk, Stir everything together thoroughly and allow to Let it cook for 5 minutes.
Step 6
Next add grated coconut, Stir everything together thoroughly and allow to cook for 5 more minutes in medium flame.
Step 7
Add cardamom powder and salt and Stir everything together thoroughly. Set aside.
Step 8
In a separate pan add sugar and water and make a single thread consistency sugar syrup.
Step 9
Transfer sugar syrup into the previously prepared carrot mixture, Stir everything together thoroughly and allow to cook until the carrot gets completely cooked and sugar syrup mixture becomes dry.
Step 10
Add fried cashews and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 11
Apply ghee in a plate.
Step 12
Transfer the carrot mixture into the plate and allow it to get cool.
Step 13
Make ladoos from the carrot mixture.
Step 14
Carrot ladoo is ready.
Tip
When working with jaggery, always melt and strain it first. Even the best quality jaggery has some grit that needs to be removed.
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