Dry Fruit Laddu Recipe (Naturally Sweetened)

Roasting almonds

1. Firstly begin to roast the almonds in a pan until they get browned.
2. Keep stirring the almonds at intervals. You can also lightly roast the almonds. Set aside.

Chopping dates and figs

1. Roughly chop the dates and figs.
2. You will be needing 1 cup of chopped dates – so measure the chopped dates and set aside.
3. First lightly crush the cardamom pods in a mortar-pestle. Then remove the peels and crush the seeds coarsely. Set aside.

Making dry fruit laddu mixture

1. In a spice grinder, blender or mixer-grinder add the chopped dates, figs, cashews, raisins, almonds, desiccated coconut and the coarsely powdered cardamom powder.
2. Add the roasted almonds.
3. Grind to a coarse mixture and spread on a tray or plate or take the mixture in a bowl.

Forming laddu

1. Make small balls from your hands and the dry fruit laddu are ready.

Serving and Storage

1. Serve the dry fruit laddu immediately or store in an air tight container and refrigerate. Dry fruit ladoo stays good for a few days at room temperature and a couple of weeks in the refrigerator.
2. You could also make a large batch and refrigerate them for a few weeks or freeze them for a couple of months.