Coconut Laddu with Date Palm Jaggery(Khejur guder narkel naru)

Name: Coconut Laddu with Date Palm Jaggery(Khejur guder narkel naru)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh grated coconut; 1 cup date palm jaggery; 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; Some ghee for greasing palm

Deepanjali Das @cook_12081198

Balasore

#cookingwithcoconut
Narkel naru are delicious coconut ladoos from the bengali cuisine. Coconut ladoos is made with sugar or jaggery. I used here date palm jaggery.

Deepanjali Das @cook_12081198

Balasore

#cookingwithcoconut
Narkel naru are delicious coconut ladoos from the bengali cuisine. Coconut ladoos is made with sugar or jaggery. I used here date palm jaggery.

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Ingredients

2 cupsfresh grated coconut
1 cupdate palm jaggery
1/2 tspcardamom powder
Some ghee for greasing palm

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Steps

1

First heat a heavy kadai, reduce the flame to a low & add 2 cups fresh grated coconut.
2

Stirring often roast the coconut for 4 to 5 min,do not brown the coconut, the roasting is just to get rid of some moisture from the coconut.
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Then add 1 cup jaggery Mix it very well with the coconut.
4

Stirring non-stop cook the coconut & jaggery mixture for about 6 to 7 minutes.The mixture will slightly thicken.
5

Do not cook too much as then the ladoos can become hard. To taste take a small portion & let it cooldown a beat. Then try to form a tiny ladoo with it. If the mixture easily can be shaped into a tiny ball,the ladoo mixture is ready.
6

Switch off the flame & keep the pan on the counter top.
7

Add 1/2tsp cardamom powder.
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Mix very well & let the mixture cool down completely.
9

Spread a beat of ghee in your palms & taking small to medium sized portion & make the ladoos.