Coconut laddu in a different way (without artificial food colour

Homecook Mou
Homecook Mou @cook_16924063
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This laddu will be so attractive yet tasty. This laddus can be made in just 15 minutes. Outer look is beautiful and the inner portion is too juicy. This is one of the sweet can be made during Diwali to surprise the guests. There is no artificial food colour is used, so no compromise on health as well.
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Ingredients

15 minutes
10 servings
  1. 2 cupsdesiccated coconut
  2. 1 cupfresh milk
  3. 3/4 cupsugar
  4. 2 tspChopped Cashews
  5. 1/2beetroot (juice)
  6. 1-2 tspdessicated coconut for dressing
  7. Few drops Rose or vanilla essence
  8. 1 tspGhee

Cooking Instructions

15 minutes
  1. 1

    Take a pan. Do not switch on the gas now. Add desiccated coconut and milk and mix well. Now switch on the flame and keep on low to medium. Continuously stir until the mixture is dried up. Now add sugar and continuously stir until dried. This is should be done on low to medium flame to ensure it's not burnt. Once the mixture is dried up to hold a shape, take out 1/4 th portion to a plate and keep aside for completely cooled down. Now add beet juice, essence and mix well.

  2. 2

    Continuously stir till the mixture is tight. Now switch off the flame and keep for cooling.

  3. 3

    Now for the filling or stuffing, take the white coconut mixture (kept aside earlier) and add 1 tsp chopped cashew and mix well. Now take some ghee on the palm and take a small amount of the mixture and make a marble-sized ball. Prepare white marble-sized balls from the remaining mixture (10-12 balls) and keep aside.

  4. 4

    Now for the outer layer: take the pink coloured coconut mixture and divide into 10-12 portions. Take one portion on palm, using fingers make hole, fill one small white coconut ball in it and close the hole, using palm prepare big pink ball (laddu shape). Prepare laddus with the remaining mixtures following the same method.

  5. 5

    Garnish with desiccated coconut and chopped cashews.

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