Dry Fruits Laddu Recipe

This recipe is childhood favorite.People who don't have a sweet tooth too would surely get lost relishing these delicious " Dry fruit Laddus " . Made using lots of nuts , they are not just delicious but very very healthy..one of the best food during winters .Diwali is round the corner , whats more exotic than these dry fruits laddus .

Ingredients : Makes about 20 laddus .

Badam - 1/2 cup
Dry Dates -1/2 cup
raisins - 1/2 cup
Cashews - 1/2 cup
Pista - 1/2 cup
grated Dry Coconut - 3 cups
Poppy seeds - 1/2 cup
Jaggery - 2.5 cups
Ghee - 1/2-3/4 cup
For flavor
Cardamom - 4-5 nos

Cloves - 3-4 nos
Mace - a small piece
Nutmeg - little grated




Method :

• Chop all the dry fruits to thin long pieces . 
• Dry roast all the flavoring ingredients ie cardamom , cloves,mace etc and crush to powder .
• Dry roast poppy seeds such that they are aromatic . 
• Take a kadai /a pan and take a tbsp of ghee.
• Add ghee and fry till they get nicely puffed up like popcorn . Mine was not of good quality so didn't puff as desired . Once done , keep aside .
• In the same kadai /pan , fry almonds, raisins,cashews, pista and dates separately until they are crisp .Add little ghee each time.
• Add the roasted nut , roasted poppy seeds,dried coconut and flavor powder in a big bowl. Mix well.
• Now make jaggery syrup . Take the kadai / pan and add jaggery . Add little water to it say 1/2 cup . Bring it to boil and let the jaggery melt and turn thick 1 string consistency.
• Meanwhile heat ghee . 
• Pour the jaggery syrup , hot ghee into the mixed nuts mixtures . 
• Mix everything well . 
• When the mixture is warm enough to handle , take a handful of it and roll to form laddu . 
• Store dry fruit laddus in air tight containers and relish as and when required . Stays good for atleast a month without refrigeration .