Pineapple Laddoo

Today's recipe is Pineapple laddoo.  I love this sweet and never miss a chance to make it whenever I buy a pineapple.

Let me warn you friends,  these laddoo are so very addictive 😀 Whenever I make them they gets finished up on the same day 😁

Its a straight forward recipe and even beginners can make it perfectly.  Let's make it.  Happy Cooking ☺

Makes - 15 laddoo

Preparation Time - 5

Cooking Time - 15 min

Ingredients -

Pineapple pulp                   -     3/4 Cup

Sugar                                 -     6 tbsp
Milk powder                      -     1/2 cup
Desiccated coconut           -     1/2 cup
Cardamom powder            -     1 pinch

Method -

• In a non stick pan, take pineapple paste and cook it until it gets a bit thick. 
• Add milk powder and desiccated coconut. Mix very well. Add sugar and cardamom powder and mix again. Let the mixture cook until it starts leaving the sides of the pan. 
• Remove the mixture to a big bowl and let it cool down completely. 
• Take small portion of the mixture and roll it in between your palms and shape it into ball/laddoo.  Likewise, make laddoos with the remaining mixture. 
• Roll the prepared laddoos in desiccated coconut. Serve.
• Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and consume within 3-4 days.

Notes:

• 1. Adjust the sugar level as per your liking.
•  2. Quantity of desiccated coconut can also be adjusted as per liking but add more milk powder to adjust the consistency. 
• 3. Instead of cardamom powder you can add a few drops of pineapple essence.

Mawa Coconut Laddoo

Hello to all my readers.  As, the festival of colors, Holi is near, I thought to post this easy laddoo recipe which hardly takes 10 minutes from start to finish.  Its a perfect recipe for beginners.

I used my instant mawa in this recipe but you can use readymade one too (just make sure its fresh).  Sweetness can be adjusted as per taste.

So lets start making these delicious Mawa Coconut Laddoo.  Happy Cooking :)

Makes - 6 laddoos

Preparation - time 2 minutes

Cooking time - 2 minutes

Ingredients :

Mawa / khoya               -     6 tbsp

Desiccated coconut       -    1/4  cup

Powdered sugar 

(I used castor sugar)      -    4 tbsp

Method:

• Take the mawa in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 2 minutes while mixing after every 30 seconds . 
• Remove and let it cool down a little.
• Add sugar and desiccated coconut.  Mix everything very well.
• Take a small portion from the mixture and shape it into a laddoo. 
• Serve.

Instant Coconut Laddu

I am back with one more Laddu recipe :D  Its my favorite coconut laddu.  I love coconut and anything made with it.  Be it coconut chutney, coconut kheer, coconut burfi, coconut muffins, coconut cakes and so on.
Coconut laddus are very common.  Most of you must be aware of its different recipes. Here I made an instant version with condensed milk.  Its insanely easy and quick to make.  Those who are new to cooking can easily start with this amazingly delicious sweet.

So try it and share your feedback.  Happy Cooking :)
Also try my other Indian sweets -
Ragi Laddoo
Phirni
Roti Laddoo
Chana Dal Burfi
Lauki Halwa
Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun
Pineapple Rava Kesari
Sweet Corn Kheer/Payasam
Custard Powder Halwa/Karachi Halwa
Coconut Kheer

Makes – 7 laddus

Ingredients:

Fresh coconut  (finely grated)	1 cup (tightly packed)
Condensed milk	Little less than ½ cup
Cardamom	2 (finely crushed)
Ghee	1 tsp
Cashews (finely chopped)	4-5
Desiccated coconut	½ cup (for rolling)

My 1 cup measures 250 ml.

Method:

• Heat ghee in a non stick pan and add coconut.  Fry for 2-3 minutes on medium low heat till it gets a little dry.  Add in condensed milk and mix well.  Add crushed cardamom and chopped cashews. Mix again. Keep stirring and let this mixture cook on medium heat till it starts leaving the sides of the pan.   Remove from the flame and shift to a dry bowl.  Let it cool down.
• Take a large plate and spread a thick layer of desiccated coconut on it.  
• Pinch a little amount from the mixture and roll it between your palms and shape them into laddus.  Likewise make laddus with the remaining mixture.
• Roll the prepared laddus in desiccated coconut and roll again between your palms to remove the excess coating.
• Serve.

Notes:

1. You can make these laddus with desiccated coconut too.  
2. If using desiccated coconut to make these laddus, do not roast it.  You can directly cook the mixture.
3. You can add your choice of dried fruits and nuts but use them in little quantity to maintain the coconut flavour.
4. Do not overcook the mixture as it may get a little hard after cooling down.  A little moisture should be there to get the soft laddus.
5. You can keep these laddus on room temperature for one day and after that keep them refrigerated.  I recommend to not to store them for long as there is fresh coconut in it.

Ragi Laddu

Today I am going to share my Ragi Laddu recipe.  This post was in my draft folder since quite a long time.  I thought to post it today as its my little sister's birthday.  So this one is specially for you NEHU :)
Laddus are almost everyone's favourite but people try to avoid them most of the times because of the guilt of having loads of ghee. So today's recipe is specially for those whose temptation of having sweets, kneels down in front of calories as these laddus are made with just 5 tbsps of ghee :)  And the cherry on the cake is that they are made of ragi flour.  This is called Health Bhi Taste Bhi :)  

These laddus were so delicious and addictive that all of them got finished up on the same day.   A guilt free anytime snack.  
Its a must try.  Simply follow the recipe and you will never go wrong. Try it and let me know the results.  Happy Cooking :)

Makes – 18 Laddus

Ingredients: 

Ragi flour	1 cup
Desiccated coconut	¼ cup
Khuskhus /Poppy Seeds	½ tbsp (roasted)
Castor sugar/ Powdered sugar	¾ cup+2 tbsp
Cashews	12 (roughly crushed)
Almonds	22 (roughly crushed)
Raisins	2 tbsp (chopped)
Ghee/Clarified butter	5 tbsp

My 1 cup measures 250 ml

Method:

• Take a non stick pan and dry roast the ragi flour on medium flame for 5-6 minutes.  Shift to a dry bowl.  Set aside.

• In the same pan, add 1 tbsp ghee and add chopped cashews and almonds.   Fry them till light brown then add raisins and fry for 20-30 seconds.  Remove from flame and set aside.

• Use the same pan and add 2 tbsp ghee, add in roasted ragi flour and fry on low flame till nice aroma comes out.  Add in desiccated coconut and roasted poppy seeds.  Mix well.  Then add fried nuts and raisins.  Mix again.  Remove from flame and set aside.

• Now shift the prepared mixture to a big bowl and add in sugar.  Mix everything well with hands.  Add 2 tbsp ghee and mix well with fingers.  Let the mixture warm.

• Grease your hands, take some mixture and shape it into balls.  Likewise make laddus with the remaining mixture.

• Store in an airtight container.

Notes:

1. Use fine ragi flour to melt in mouth texture.
2. Dried fruits and nuts can be added as per choice.
3. Be patient while shaping the laddus as they would take some time in the beginning.

Roti Laddu

What do you do with your leftover chapatis?  I often throw them as they get so hard.  Sometimes I make roti halwa with leftover soft rotis.  This time I tried a different way to use them up which came out so delicious.  

There is no cooking required to make these laddus.  Mix up a few ingredients with powdered chapati and these delicious laddus are ready in a jiffy.

The taste was simply awesome.  Nobody can guess that these laddus are made of leftover chapatis. Try once and you will find excuses to make them again and again.  So here is the recipe.  Happy Cooking :)

Ingredients:

Leftover Roti/Chapati       -    2 & 1/2 (medium size)

Jaggery grated                   -    1/4 cup or 4 tbsp

Desiccated coconut           -    2 tbsp

Raisins (finely chopped)   -    1 tbsp

Cardamom (crushed)        -    2

Ghee/Clarified butter        -    1 1/2 tbsp

Method:

• Preheat the oven at 160 degree and arrange the chapatis in a baking tray.  Bake for 3-4 minutes or till they become crunchy and a little brown on the top.  Keep an eye to avoid burning. Remove from the oven and let them cool down.  Crush them coarsely and throw in a mixer jar.  Grind till they get a coarse powder consistency.  Add in grated jaggery and desiccated coconut and raisins.  Pulse for 7-8 seconds just to mix up everything together.
• Shift the mixture to a mixing bowl and add in crushed cardamom.  Mix well and add in melted ghee.  Again mix with your hand.  Take a little mixture in your hand and shape it to a round ball.  Likewise make laddus with the remaining mixture.
• Serve.
• Store the remaining laddus in an airtight jar for upto 1 day.

Notes:

1. You can increase the quantity of jaggery as per your taste.  
2. You can add other dried fruits also to make them more filling and nutritious.  Add your desired dry fruits at the time of adding jaggery and coconut and pulse for 10 seconds.  
3. If you find it difficult to bind the laddus then add a little more ghee.