Makhana Laddoo Recipe
Makhana Laddoo is a nutritious and delicious sweet made with roasted fox nuts (makhana), ghee, and natural sweeteners like jaggery or sugar. These laddoos are perfect as a healthy snack, especially during festivals, or as a quick energy booster.
Ingredients of Makhana Laddoo
- 1/2 cup powdered jaggery
- 2 tablespoon ghee
- 15 cashews
- 10 almonds
- 2 tablespoon desiccated coconut
- 1 teaspoon flax seeds
- 1 cup lotus seed
- 2 tablespoon roasted peanuts
- 10 pistachios
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
How to make Makhana Laddoo
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Step 1 Prepare jaggery syrup.
Add jaggery to a pan along with 1/2 cup water. Cook the mixture till it thickens a bit and attains a one-string consistency.
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Step 2 Roast the making
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add makhana and gently roast them on low flame until golden brown.
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Step 3 Roast other ingredients.
Now heat 1 tbsp in the same pan. Add peanuts, cashews, almonds, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, coconut, and sesame seeds, and roast them for just a few minutes.
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Step 4 Crush the ingredients.
Mix this mixture with the makhana and crush the mixture using a mortar and pestle. You can also gently crush the ingredients by blending them in a blender (in batches).
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Step 5 Prepare the laddoo mixture.
Add the crushed makhana-nuts mixture to a large bowl. Pour the jaggery into it and mix well with a spoon. Now use your hands to mix everything well.
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Step 6 Make laddoos
Now grease your hands with some ghee, take out small portions from the mixture, and make small laddoos.
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Step 7 Ready to be served
Once all the laddoos are made, let them dry off completely. Either serve the laddoos immediately or store them in an airtight container.
Tips
- You can add to subtract ingredients from the recipe to suit your taste.