Makhana Ladoo is a healthy Indian dessert recipe that you can easily make. It's super simple and easy to make and tastes so delicious. These Makhana or Fox Nuts are healthy and delicious nuts. Also, these are very easy to make at home.
Makhana Ladoo
I really love making healthy dessert recipes. Desserts with a huge amount of sugar and sweetness are seriously no good. And in today's lifestyle where are battling so many challenges and so much stress already, we do not want unhealthy food and lifestyle to be a factor contributing to stress. So it's always great to choose a healthy lifestyle which means choosing a healthy diet over an unhealthy one.
And healthy food doesn't always have to be bland and boring. You can enjoy desserts once in a while and also enjoy it guilt-free.
Ingredients needed to make Makhana Ladoos
- Makhana (Fox Nuts)
- Ghee
- Almond
- Pistachios
- Cashew Nuts
- Jaggery Powder
- Dessicated Coconut
- Sesame Seeds
- Poppy Seeds
How to make Makhana Ladoos
STEP 1: DRY ROAST MAKHANA
- Heat Ghee in a Pan. As the Ghee shimmers, add the Makhana and dry roast until fragrant for 2-3 minutes over medium-high heat.
- Once roasted, get it out of the pan.
STEP 2: DRY ROAST NUTS
- In the same Pan, add some more Ghee
- Add the nuts - Cashew Nuts, Pistachios, Dessicated Coconut, and Almonds. Dry roast until fragrant and then keep them out of the pan
- Grind these nuts and makhana in a mixer grinder until smooth.
STEP 3: DRY ROAST COCONUT
- Add some more Ghee in the pan
- Dry roast the Coconut, Sesame Seeds and Poppy Seeds until fragrant
- Transfer to a separate shallow bowl and keep aside.
STEP 4: MAKE JAGGERY SYRUP
- In the same pan, add the Jaggery Powder and water. Bring it to a slow boil and cook until it forms a thick sugar syrup.
STEP 5: MAKE LADOOS
- Combine the Jaggery Syrup with the Makhana and Nuts mixture
- Roll into balls and make ladoos
STEP 6: COAT WITH COCONUT MIXTURE
- Coat the formed Laddos with the Sesame Seeds, Coconut & Poppy seeds mixture
- Refrigerate for 10-20 minutes and serve.
Cooking Variations
- You can replace nuts with any nuts you have at home.
- You can replace Jaggery with sugar to make the syrup, which you will use to make the Ladoos.
Tips to make the best Makhana Ladoos
- Use ghee to dry roast the Makhana for a great flavor
- Use Nuts of your choice
- Add Cardamom Powder in the Jaggery Syrup for burst of flavors
- Grease your hands with ghee before making the ladoos. This will make it extremely easy to roll the ladoos
OTHER INDIAN DESSERT RECIPES
- Malai Kulfi Recipe with Kesar Pista
- Puran Poli Recipe | Maharashtrian पुरणपोळी रेसिपी
- Malpua
- Easy Besan Ladoo Recipe | How to Make Besan Ladoo
- Dates Coconut Ladoo
- Apple Kheer
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Makhana Ladoo
Equipment
- pan
Ingredients
- 1 CUP Makhana
- 1 cup Ghee
- 1 CUP Almonds
- ½ CUP Pistachios
- ½ CUP Cashew Nuts
- 1 cup Jaggery Powder
- 1 cup Desiccated Coconut divided
to roll on top
- 1 Tbsp Sesame Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Poppy Seeds
- ¼ cup Desiccated Coconut
- 1 Tsp Ghee
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a pan. As the ghee shimmers, add the Makhana and dry roast until fragrant. Get them out of the pan and keep them aside in a separate bowl.
- In the same pan, add more Ghee. Dry roast the nuts and desiccated Coconut. Once fragrant, keep aside. Transfer this nuts mixture and roasted Makhana to a mixer jar and blend on high speed until smooth.
- Make Jaggery Syrup by melting Jaggery Powder with water in a pan. Cook until you have one-string consistency. Add Cardamom powder and stir until combined. Take it out in a bowl and allow it to cool down for 3 minutes.
- Now, combine the Jaggery syrup with the nuts and makhana powdered mixture. Make small laddos and keep them aside.
- Heat some more Ghee in a separate pan. Add desiccated Coconut, Sesame Seeds, and Poppy seeds in it. Roast until fragrant. Transfer to a shallow bowl. Roll the Ladoos in this mixture to coat them evenly on all sides. Transfer the Ladoos to a serving dish. Let rest for 5-10 min in the refrigerator and then serve.