Malai Ladoo
Malai Ladoo recipe is one of the simplest sweet recipes you can make at home on festivals and occasions.
Course
Sweets
Cuisine
Indian
Servings
Prep Time
12
people
15
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
12
people
15
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
Ingredients
2
liters
Milk
1/2
cup
sugar
1.5-2
tbsp
Lemon juice
generous pinch of cardamom powder
nuts
for garnishing (optional)
Kesar or saffron
(optional)
1/2
tsp
elaichi powder
Instructions
Boil milk until a layer of cream forms on top. Set aside 2 cups of milk along with the cream.
Add lemon juice and curdle the 6 cups of milk. Drain in a colander lined with thin cloth.
Rinse under running water to remove the lemon smell.
Drain off completely.
Condense the rest of the 2 cups of milk with sugar until it reduces to half.
Add the drained paneer and stir.
Cook until the mixture thickens. Add cardamom powder. Mix. Cool completely.
Grease a mould and fill the mixture inside. Stuff it well to prevent breaking.
Gently remove the modak from mould. Or the mixture can be simply be rolled to balls or malai ladoo. Sprinkle elaichi powder on each laddoo and serve.