Coconut Ladoo easy to make. Soft and delicious. Made with coconut

Coconut Ladoo is a traditional Indian sweet famous in India traditionally made using fresh grated coconuts and sugar. In this recipe, I am going to share how to make Coconut Ladoos using coconut powder, milk, sugar, and cardamom. Coconut Ladoos are soft and delicious and could be prepared quickly at any time. This is easy to make and tastes delicious. People in India also enjoy making this sweet during festivals and other occasions. Coconut ladoos could also be made using frozen dry coconuts and for sweetening, jaggery could be used instead of sugar.

Ingredients required to prepare Coconut Ladoo:

Clarified butter (Ghee) – 1 tablespoon
Coconut Powder- 2 cups
Milk – 3 cups
Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Sugar (powdered or regular) – 1 cup and 2 tablespoons

Short summary of the recipe:

Heat a thick bottom saucepan or WOK or Indian karahi to cook these ladoos. Into a heated pan add 1 tablespoon of clarified butter. Into it add coconut flour 2 cups and stir and cook continuous for 5 minutes, until you get a nice aroma. Cook in low flame throughout the process to avoid burning.

Once the coconut is cooked it smells really good. At this point add 1/2 a teaspoon of cardamom powder and Milk 3 cups. Add milk gradually and keep mixing the coconut and milk nicely. The mixture turns crumbly after some time. Add sugar 1 cup + 2 tablespoons and mix. Keep mixing and cooking the coconut powder, milk and sugar nicely until the texture looks soggy and the sugar dissolves completely with the mixture. One important thing to be noted here since coconut powder is dry in nature it will soak a lot of milk. The requirement of milk depends on the quality of the coconut powder. You may add a little less or little more. The mixture has to be crumbly once the milk has been added and it should be mixed well with the milk to make it soft and tastes great.

Once done immediately transfer the mixture into another container and make small balls while it is still warm. Coat these ladoos with some dry coconut powder and garnish with some powdered pistachios and enjoy. You may store it in an airtight container for 2 weeks or so in the refrigerator.

Directions to make Coconut Ladoo. Step by step method with images:

Heat a thick bottom saucepan or WOK or Indian karahi to cook these ladoos.

Into a heated pan add 1 tablespoon of clarified butter.

Into it add coconut flour 2 cups and stir and cook continuous for 5 minutes, until you get a nice aroma. Cook in low flame throughout the process to avoid burning.

Once the coconut is cooked it smells really good. At this point add 1/2 a teaspoon of cardamom powder and Milk 3 cups.

Add milk gradually and keep mixing the coconut and milk nicely. The mixture turns crumbly after some time.

Add sugar 1 cup + 2 tablespoons and mix. Keep mixing and cooking the coconut powder, milk and sugar nicely until the texture looks soggy and the sugar dissolves completely with the mixture.