Dates and Nuts Ladoo

Dates and nuts ladoo is a healthy,sugar free and vegan sweet.This sweet doesn't even need ghee and tastes great with the crunch of nuts
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Dates and nuts make a nice pairing and its a great option for after school snack for kids.

Making this ladoo is pretty easy and nuts of your choice can be used.You can increase the amount of nuts how ever you want,no perfect measurement is needed.

                                                                    

                                                            
                               Dates and Nuts Ladoo/Nuts and Dates Ladoo

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10-15 minutes
   Cooking time ~ 10-15 minutes

   Makes ~ 10-12 ladoos

   

  Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
Dates/perichai(chopped finely)	150 grams
Almonds/badam(chopped finely)	2-3 tbs
Cashews/mundiri(chopped finely)	2-3 tbs
Pistachios(chopped finely)	2-3 tbs
Dry coconut	2 tbs
Poppy seeds/kasakasa	1 tbs
Cardamom powder/ellai podi(optional)	a pinch
Neutral oil	1-2 tsp(if needed)

    

  Method 

• Heat a pan and dry roast the poppy seeds for a minute and remove it .Keep it aside.Now dry roast the cashews till it becomes crisp.Remove it from the pan and set it aside.

• Same way dry roast almonds and pistachios and keep it aside.

• Roast the dry coconut till it becomes golden.Remove it.Now in the pan add the chopped dates and mix it well.Let it cook in a medium flame for 3- minutes or till it becomes soft.

• Now to this add in roasted nuts,dry coconut,cardamom powder and mix it well.Put off the flame.Once the mixture becomes warm enough,take a big gooseberry size ball and shape it well.Roll the ball over the roasted poppy seeds and arrange it on a plate.

• After cooling completely store it in an air tight container.

• Raisins can also be added.
• Roasted sesame seeds can also be added for extra rich taste.
• The dates can be ground in a blender and used to make ladoos.
• The ladoos can be rolled on dry coconut instead of poppy seeds.

Enjoy................

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