Healthy Coconut ladoo made using jaggery.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 10
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Andhra, Indian

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups coconut (grated)
  • ¾ cup jaggery (grated)
  • ¼ tsp Green cardamom (powder)
  • Ghee (or coconut oil for greasing the palms + 1 tsp.)
  • ¼ cup Water

Method

  1. Shred or grate the coconut, A food processor can be used to grate.
  2. Add jaggery and water to a pan and melt it on a low flame. This can be done in the microwave.
  3. Add ghee to a heavy bottom or non stick pan and heat it. Add the coconuts and fry evenly for 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Pass the jaggery syrup through a filter to discard impurities
  5. Add cardamom powder and mix well
  6. Cook till the moisture evaporates and you begin to see strings in the mixture. This could take about 3 to 4 minutes after you add the jaggery syrup. Please mind that the cook time also depends on the kind of pan used. so judge accordingly and switch off the flame
  7. Cool the mixture, you could add nuts if you desire.
  8. Grease your palms and take small portions of the mix and make balls.
  9. These keep good for about a week

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.