Sweet Potato Ladoo Recipe
Written by Sneh Chaudhry on October 5, 2022
Sweet potato ladoo – Healthy dessert for Navratri vrat or any other religious fasting.
Ingredients
- 300 grams or 1 ½ cups Sweet potatoes boiled, peeled, mashed
- 1 tablespoon Ghee (clarified butter)
- ½ cup Phool makhana (Fox nuts or lotus seeds)
- 3-4 Cashew nuts chopped
- 1 tablespoon Raisins
- 1-2 tablespoons Sugar or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Rose water
Instructions
Preparation:
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First, boil the sweet potatoes in a pressure cooker till it gets soft. Instead, you can steam it as well.
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Once cool to touch, peel the skin and discard. Then mash till it is smooth.
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Heat 1 teaspoon of ghee in a pan on medium heat.
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Once hot add makhana and roast for 2-3 minutes or till they are crispy and change the color slightly.
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Remove it to a plate or bowl and keep it aside to cool.
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Heat the remaining ghee in the same pan.
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Now add cashews and roast till they are light brown in color. Then drain the excess ghee and remove it to a bowl.
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Now add raisins and roast till they are plump. Drain the ghee and remove it to the same bowl.
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Now makhana should be cool, and make the fine powder into the grinder.
Making sweet potato ladoo recipe:
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Now again heat the remaining ghee and add mashed sweet potato.
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Mix and cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Now add sugar and rose water.
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Mix well as the sugar melts it will become loose. Continue stirring and cooking till the mixture gets thick and there is no more moisture.
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Remove it to a plate and let it cool to the touch.
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Once cooled, add fried cashews and raisins. Mix well using hands.
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Now grease your palm and start shaping the ladoos.
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Now add the ladoo into the makhana powder. Roll into it to coat from all sides.
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Similarly, prepare all the ladoos this way.
Source: spiceupthecurry.com
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