Paan Laddoos - Diwali Special Recipes

A coconut laddoo is kind of a tradition at Diwali. From the original to Rava Coconut Laddoos to last years Rose ones. This year I am on a paan flavour roll. If you tried the paan modaks from before, these are the same with an coating of desiccated coconut on them. If you like them sweeter, you can even put half a teaspoon of gulkand in the middle when you are rolling out the laddoos.

Ingredients:

75 grams mawa ~ 3/4 cup grated mawa

4 Meetha Paans (with Gulkand, shredded Coconut, and Tutti fruiti)

1/4 cup Gulkand

1 1/2 cup desiccated Coconut + 1/4 cup for garnish

1/4 cup fancy Mukhvas (Indian mouth freshener with fennel seeds, nuts, peppermint flavour)

2-3 drops Green colour 

Crush the paans with its fillings - gulkand and coconut shreds. Also crush the additional gulkand along with the paan. 

In a deep bowl, take the grated mawa, paan mixture, tutti fruiti and mukhvas. Add 2-3 drops of liquid colour. Mix well. Now add the dessicated coconut and mix till it is uniform in colour. Take a handful of the mix and form into balls. Take dessicated coconut in a plate and roll the laddoos in it. 

Enjoy these refreshing laddoos after gorging on all the Diwali goodies! They stay in the fridge in an airtight container for about a week.