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Paan Ladoo (for approx. 10-12 medium size ladoos)

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut
  • 1/2 cup condensed milk
  • 4 paan leaves
  • 1/4 cup gulkand
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 1/4 cup desiccated coconut for rolling
  • Few drops of green food color

Instructions
 

  • Wash betel leaves and remove the stems. Tear them roughly.
  • Add paan leaves to a blender with condensed milk and blend until smooth and creamy.
  • Heat a tsp of ghee in a heavy bottom pan on medium flame and add desiccated coconut.
  • Roast the coconut on low flame for 2 mins.
  • Add the condensed milk paan mix to the roasted coconut and mix well. You can add 2-3 drops of green food color at this point.
  • Continue cooking for few more mins until the mix combines well and comes together. It will take approx. 2-3 mins.
  • Remove it from heat and let it cool down.
  • Once it has cooled down, grease your hands with ghee & take a small portion of coconut mix. Flatten it with your palm and add 1-2 tsp of gulkand in the centre.
  • Now bring the edges together sealing gulkand inside & roll it to form ladoo.
  • Roll prepared ladoo in desiccated coconut & keep aside.