I have always liked the flavor of paan and since it is very good of digestion, I really don’t mind eating it after a heavy meal . It is very recently that I have kind of given up as it really has lot of sugar .
Anyway I was really fascinated when I saw these paan ladoos here. They looked gorgeous and easy to make . These ladoos are very festive and can be made on any festival . Try them this Raksha Bandhan , I bet any brother would love them. You could make these for Diwali too . Actually one can make them anytime. I have made them for Day 2 under the theme Festival Recipes .
Paan Ladoo
Ingredients
1 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup condensed milk
4 betel leaves , Calcutti variety
4-6 tbsp gulkand
1 tsp ghee
1 tsp cardamom powder
Few drops green food color
Method
Chop the betel leaves add to a food processor .
Add condensed milk and pulse till well combined.
Dry roast the desiccated coconut on low heat ,just for a minute or two.
Add the betel mixture to the roasted coconut , add cardamom powder and green food color . Adding color is optional . I did not use any .
Let the mix cook for a minute or two . Remove and let cool.
Grease hands with ghee and pinch out a small portion from the mixture .
Make a ball and flatten it.
Place about 1/2 tsp of gulkand in the centre.
Bring the sides together and roll into a smooth ball.
Roll this into the extra desiccated coconut .
Prepare the rest of the ladoos in the similar manner.
Paan Ladoo
Ingredients
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 4 leaves betel Calcutti variety
- 4-6 tbsp gulkand
- 1 tsp ghee
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- Few drops green food color
Instructions
- Chop the betel leaves add to a food processor .
- Add condensed milk and pulse till well combined.
- Dry roast the desiccated coconut on low heat ,just for a minute or two.
- Add the betel mixture to the roasted coconut , add cardamom powder and green food color . Adding color is optional . I did not use any .
- Let the mix cook for a minute or two . Remove and let cool.
- Grease hands with ghee and pinch out a small portion from the mixture .
- Make a ball and flatten it.
- Place about 1/2 tsp of gulkand in the center.
- Bring the sides together and roll into a smooth ball.
- Roll this into the extra desiccated coconut .
- Prepare the rest of the ladoos in the similar manner.
Wow.. fantastic idea.. will def try this awesome flavor
These are some gorgeous ladoos Vaishali. Paan flavour in ladoos is quite an interesting idea.
Paan flavoured ladoo with gulkand looks totally irresistible. Beautifully presented.
Awesome! The flavors and the appearance. Bookmarked!
You are tempting us so badly with all the yummy Ladoos.. Please send me some.. Love the combination of paan and gulkand.. It is so refreshing!!
what a colorful and interesting sweet. looks yummy
They look super awesome. I love paan myself and had posted a paan icecream on the blog this summer. I will surely give this a try.
Wow, Vaishali, the ladoos look so so tempting. You’ve now got me craving for a paan or lad and I’m sitting miles and miles away from a paan shop! Bookmarking this and hoping to make it for Diwali.
Lovely vaishali, so festive, looks very rich and such a pretty green, that too without any coloring! superb!