Aliv Laddoos | Halim Laddoos | Garden Cress Seeds Laddoos
Maharashtrianstyle Laddoos made using Garden cress seeds, coconut and jaggery.
Servings 25 laddoos
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup aliv seeds (garden cress seeds)
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 2 cups of fresh, grated coconut
- 1 cup of coconut water
- 1 ¼ cup of jaggery
- ½ cup finely chopped almonds
- a pinch of cardamom powder
Instructions
- Break a coconut and collect water in a bowl.
- Add aliv seeds. Keep the seeds soaked in coconut water for 3 to 4 hours.
- After 3 /4 hours, the seeds would have absorbed coconut water. Keep aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan.
- When the ghee melts, add fresh,grated coconut. Saute for few seconds .
- Add soaked aliv seeds and mix well.
- Saute on low heat for few minutes .
- Next add jaggery.
- Mix well and cook on low flame until the jaggery melts and the mixture comes together in a fudge like consistency.
- Add chopped almonds, cardamom powder and mix.
- Allow the mixture to cool down.
- Shape into laddoos.
- These laddoos can be stored in the refrigerator fora week. The shelf life of these laddoos are short due to fresh coconut added to it.