Halivache Laadu (हळीवाचे लाडू)

I grew up eating these laddus in winter seasons. My grandmother and mother always make them in winter with lots of coconut in it. Also ‘halive’ is one of the ingredients our mothers and grandmothers would give to new-moms after delivery, whether it is in the form of laddu or kheer. ‘Halive’ has lots of health benefits. In english it is called garden cress seeds and in hindi halim.

Ingredients
Halive 1 cup
Freshly grated coconut 2 cups
Grated jaggery 1 ½ cup
Pinch of cardamom powder

Recipe
1. Soak haliv in water for 2-3 hours. You can use coconut water or milk as well to soak them.
2. Mix haliv, jaggery and coconut in a pan. Let it sit for 5 min.
3. Cook it on medium high flame with constantly stirring.
4. Once the mixture starts thickening, switch off the heat and take off the pan. Now add cardamom powder. At this stage, you can add powdered almond and cashews as well, if you wish.
5. Let it cool down. Once the mixture becomes cool enough to handle, make small laddus. Keep them in cool space, such as fridge. Otherwise finish them off.