Gulkand ladoo, also known as rose ladoo, a rich and exotic delicious laddu made of coconut, rose petal jam and condensed milk. A quick and easy to make dessert with rich aromatic flavors.
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Laddu | Ladoo | Laddoo ?
According to wikipedia, Laddu, ladoo or laddoo is a deep-fried spherical sweet from the Indian subcontinent made of various ingredients and sugar syrup or jaggery. It has been described as "perhaps the most universal and ancient of Indian sweets".
I love ladoo's of all sorts and they are my favorite to make. There are more than 30 laddu recipes in my blog. I can't resist them. One of the easiest desserts to make ,they can be made with fresh fruits, dried fruit and nuts, with millet flours, lentil flours and the list goes on.
These small cute round little thingy's are so versatile you can make them with or without ghee, with jaggery, with date or fig paste as sweetener. Check this Vegan Ragi Ladoo, almond cashew balls, dried fig and nuts laddu or Oats almond bites.
We have ladoos, that are made for particular season too. Like this alsi ke pinni and besan ki pinni, both are winter delicacies.
I make these chocolate dry fruit ladoo and dry fruit ladoo ,often at home for kids school snack box. Both the ladoo recipes are vegan and nutrient dense with goodness of nuts.
Gulkand Ladoo | Rose Laddu
With Valentine's day around the corner, i thought of posting, some simple dishes that can be made in a jiffy to impress your loved ones. Today's Rose coconut ladoo, is a rich ladoo, flavored with gulkand or rose petal jam and roohafza syrup. These ladoos were a great hit amongst my friends.
I make around 2-3 dozen of this rose ladoo and the Mango Ladoos for Diwali. The mango ladoos were quite famous with kids and the gulkand with the adults.
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Ingredients to make Coconut Rose Laddu
- Dessicated coconut, i have used desiccated coconut in the ladoo. i haven't tried it with fresh coconut, but if using fresh coconut, make sure you roast them well to remove the moisture.
- Sweetner : These beautiful rose colored ladoos are sweetened with condensed milk. They help to bind the laddu well too.
- Gulkand : i have used store bought rose petal jam along with some rose syrup to add flavor, aroma and that beautiful pink color to these delish rose ladoos.
- Cardamom, i have used cardamom as the flavoring agent here, you can use saffron or even try some warm spices like ginger too.
- Ghee, I have used homemade ghee using Amul unsalted butter . You can also use butter.
How to make Gulkand Coconut Ladoo
Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions
- Measure and keep all ingredients on the counter ready.
- Heat a heavy bottom pan, add ghee and toast the desicated coconut for 2 minutes .
- To this add condensed milk and mix well. The coconut mixture will start coming together.
- Reduce the stove flame, add cardamom powder, rose syrup and rose petal jam. Mix well and bring it all together.
- Take the coconut jam mix off heat, remove it on to a flat plate. When it is warm enough to touch, divide into portions and shape them into balls.
- Roll the laddu in some desicated coconut, this is optional, but makes it look good.
- Store the laddu's in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Gulkand Coconut Ladoo | Rose Petals Jam & Coconut Laddu
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- heavy bottom pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups dessicated coconut 2 tablespoon for rolling the ladoos
- 400 grams condensed milk
- 3 tablespoon gulkand/Rose petal jam
- 1-2 teaspoon roofafza syrup
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
- Heat a wide pan, measure 1 tablespoon ghee, add the coconut to it and roast until the raw smell disappears. You don't have to roast it until golden brown. Toast it for 2-3 minutes in a medium flame.
- To this now condensed milk and pounded cardamom. Keep the flame medium and stir the mixture frequently.
- Once the mixture comes together as a mass, add gulkand and roohafza syrup and stir well.
- Take it off the stove and let it cool. Once it comes down and is warm to touch, divide the mixture into small balls and roll it in your palms.
- Roll the ladoos, on dessicated coconut and set aside. Rolling in desiccated coconut is optional, but gives a nice look to the ladoos.
- Store them in an air-tight box in the refrigerator. I prefer to refrigerate them as it is made of coconut.
Notes
- The number of servings mentioned above depends on the size of the ladoo. To the above measurements i made around 16-20 ladoos.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
Narmadha
Mouthwatering and drooling.. looks simple recipe with less ingredients.
Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey
Priya, these ladoos look scrumptious, all the nice things in there. Perfect for any occasion.
My Culinary Journey
The ladies look so good and with all my favourite ingridients, I am tempted to make these soon.
Wonderful share.
Mayuri Patel
I love making these condensed milk laddoos as its so easy. Adding gulkand is a lovely idea. Will keep that in mind when I make coconut laddoos again.
Motions and Emotions
just few ingredients and a delicious ladoo is ready in jiffy... always love this type of quick recipes
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine
I can tell you honestly that these will have to be hidden as I will want to eat everyone of them and not share! I cant wait to try them!
kylee
This is so fancy! I love everything coconut and don't think I'd be sharing these with anyone, at all!
Jenni LeBaron
I've never had ladoos before but I love the idea of cardamom and rose petal jam being used together. What a fancy treat!
Jo
My favorite kind of coconut laddoo. We make the same type of laddoo every diwali. Totally delicious!
Natalie
I must say this is the first time I hear about ladoos but you got me interested. I mean flavors are amazing in these little bites. Cardamon is such an aromatic spice I love it.
Pavani
Those gulkand coconut laddoo look amazing Priya. I have all the ingredients for the recipe, I might try them for Diwali 🙂
Mayuri Patel
Love anything with coconut so these easy peasy gulkand coconut ladoos are on my list. I usually make them but without the rose petal jam. Love the subtle pink colour and must be so flavourful.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
I love making this ladoo as a quick dessert choice for parties. The flavor of coconut with the gulkand is delicious and this is so perfect for the occasion.
Priya_Srinivasan
Thank you sandhya! yes a quick and easy dessert!
Archana
Ahhh! I had guest coming over and since they were coming for the first time after marriage I needed some sweets. Thanks to your recipe catastrophe was avoided! Thank you!
Priya_Srinivasan
Thank you archana! Glad you liked it!
Kalyani
Gorgeous, wonderfully delish laddoos using Gulkand. What an idea, madam ji !! Kandippa will try for upcoming festivals or a quick sweet treat for the kiddos
Seema Sriram
I am a mad fan of gulkand, so anything with gulkand speaks with love to me. The gulkand ladoos are so good, words are not enough to describe the happiness I feel.