easy dates ladoo recipe | khajur laduu recipe | dates nuts laddu recipe
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 13 Servings
- Category: sweet
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates / khajoor (seedless)
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- ½ cup almonds / badam (chopped)
- ½ cup cashew / kaju (chopped)
- 2 tbsp dates / kishmish
- ¼ cup dry coconut / copra (chopped)
- 1 tsp poppy seeds / khus khus
Method
- firstly, take 1 cup seedless dates in a blender and blend to coarse paste without adding any water. keep aside.
- in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and add ½ cup almonds, ½ cup cashew, 2 tbsp dates and ¼ cup dry coconut.
- roast on low flame for 5 minutes or till nuts turn crunchy.
- now add 1 tsp poppy seeds and roast for 2 minutes.
- add in crushed dates and mix well.
- continue to fry on medium flame smashing dates with a spatula. this helps dates to separate out and mix uniformly with other dry fruits.
- furthermore, saute till the dates start releasing oil.
- turn off the flame and allow to cool for a minute or 5.
- then immediately start making laddus. do not cool completely, then you wont be able to make laddus.
- finally, serve immediately or store dates ladoo in airtight container for a month or more.
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.