Navratan Laddu

 

 

Navratan Laddu

 

 

Navratan literally means Nine Gems and this dish is named after the nine different fruits, nuts and vegetables used to prepare it. Traditionally Navratan laddu comes from a Mughlai origin giving it a very rich and slightly sweet taste.

 

Ingredients:

Besan flour - 1 cup

Ghee - 1 cup

Grated coconut (raw) - 1 cup

Milk - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 cups

Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup

Raisins - 1/4 cup

Badam and pista pieces - 1/4 cup

Elachi powder - small pinch

 

Method:

Take a apn and heat it for 2 sec. Add 4 spoons of ghee in it and heat it for 2 sec. Add cashew nuts, raisins, badam and pista pieces in it. Fry for 2 to 3 sec untill nuts comes to golden brown colour. After nuts comes to golden colour, remove fried nuts from the pan. Take fried nuts into a cup and keep aside. Now add remainging ghee in the pan and heat it for 2 sec. Now add besan flour in it and fry for 2 to 3 min by mixing it well. Add grated coconut, milk also now and mix well. Add sugar in it and mix well for 5 min continously. After 5 min, cook it untill the mixture comes to very closer. Now add elachi powder and fried nuts into it. Make the stove off and mix well. Take this mixture into a plate and keep aside. Cool it for 5 to 8 min and make this into small balls. You can wet your hands while doing laddus if needed. Make all the mixture into laddus and eat/ serve. Now you are ready with navarathan laddus infront of you. Eat and enjoy the very tasty, delicious and yummy sweet item Navaratan Laddu .