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Rice Laddoo

Ingredients
1. 1 kg Kerala Matta rice or boiled rice as we call it (uncooked)
2. 1/2 kg green gram (moong)
3. 1.5 kg jaggery (cleaned)
4. 1/2 coconut (grated)
5. Milk of 1/2 coconut (thick milk)
6. 100 gms white sesame seeds (roasted)
7. Cardamon - 20-25 powdered
8. Dry fruits (optional)
9. Ghee - 2tbsp


Method

Wash the rice well and dry it in the sun and then powder it with green gram ( this step can be done well in advance)

Melt the jaggery in the cold coconut mild and strain for any impurities

Keep this mixture on a small flame and keep stirring till it turns into 1 string consistency.

Mix in the grated coconut and cook well, add the sesame seeds.

Now add in the dry rice flour little by little and keep stirring and add the cardamom powder

Add in the dry fruits

Grease your hands with ghee and make laddoos

Note - this recipe makes up to 65 laddoos

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