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Punjab · Dessert

Coconut Ladoo

Traditional 22. Coconut Ladoo recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 240g desiccated coconut (or freshly grated)
• 200g condensed milk (½ tin)
• 30g ghee
• ½ tsp cardamom powder
• 15 cashews or almonds (for decoration)

👩‍🍳 How to make Coconut Ladoo

1. Heat ghee (1 min, low heat): Warm ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan (visual cue: ghee becomes liquid).
2. Add coconut (8 mins, low heat): Add desiccated coconut, roast on low heat for 8 minutes while stirring frequently (visual cue: coconut absorbs ghee, becomes slightly brown, releases coconut aroma).
3. Add condensed milk (3 mins, low heat): Pour condensed milk into roasted coconut. Mix thoroughly on low heat for 3 minutes until mixture combines (visual cue: mixture becomes thick, creamy, uniform color).
4. Add cardamom (1 min): Add cardamom powder, stir well (visual cue: spice aroma rises).
5. Cool (5 mins): Transfer to a plate to cool until you can handle with hands (visual cue: mixture cools to warm but handleable temperature).
6. Shape (3 mins): Form into 12 laddoos (visual cue: smooth, firm balls). Top each with a whole cashew or almond.

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