Description
These soft and melt in the mouth texture Malai laddu are a perfect treat for any special occasion. It is made with cottage cheese (paneer) and condensed milk. This recipe is quite simple that can be made in less than 15 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 250 grams cottage cheese (paneer)
- ½ cup condensed milk
- 2–3 drops kewra essence (optional)
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- Few pistachio for garnishing
Instructions
- First, crumble the cottage cheese and put it into a mixer jar.
- Grind it once.
- Heat a pan, add the cottage cheese (paneer) and condensed milk.
- Continue stirring until the mixture thickens completely.
- Cook on low flame until the mixture starts to separate from the pan.
- Further, add ½ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
- Turn off the flame and transfer the mixture in a plate
- Add 2-3 drops of kewra essence and mix well.
- Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, start making round ladoos from the mixture.
- Take a small portion from the mixture and press between your palm and then roll to form a round shape
- Garnish with chopped pistachio.
- Malai laddu is ready to serve for any special occasion.
Notes
- Use homemade paneer instead of using store bought paneer.
- This recipe does not require any extra sugar as the condensed milk contains sweetness. It makes the laddu more rich and creamy.
- Additionally, you can add your favourite nuts to elevate its flavor and garnish with rose petals and saffron strands, but here I have used kewra water (an extract distilled from the flower of the Pandanus plant) and cardamom.
- Finally, these laddus can be consumed within a week, you can store them at room temperature.
- Category: Sweets
- Cuisine: Indian
Keywords: Paneer ladoo in 5 minutes, Easy & Quick Homemade Laddu, Diwali Special Recipe, Instant Malai Laddu Recipe