Diwali like any religious festivity is one filled with presents, food, color, friends, family, prayers and re-bonding. Lights adorn the house, colorful rangolis on the doorsteps, the aroma of ghee and sugar and the laughter in the air to welcome the Goddesess of Wealth and knowledge Our Diwali could not be complete without home made sweets and this particular mithai, the Marble ladoo is colorful, sweet, rich, aromatic and has a bit of a crunch to it yet melts in the mouth.
Marble ladoo – so called because the combination of various nuts. vermicelli and khoya create a marbling effect in the mithai.
MARBLE LADOO
2 cups mawo
1 cup ghee
1 1/2 cup hair thin vermisly
1 cup almond grind coarse
1 cup pistacio
1 cup coconut
1 cup icing sugar
SPICES – PINCH OF NUTMEG AND PINCH OF MACE – BOTH POWDERED
In a wide pot add ghee and soute mawo until little it is a pale pink in colour. In a separate pan add a tablespoon of ghee, cook the vemicelli, and nuts until slightly pink. Mix into the mawa, kool and add the coconut, sugar and spices. .Roll into small balls,ready to eat. Enjoy!!
Hi, I tried this recipe as I love Marble ladoo, but it does not bind together into ladoo, is there any help your can suggest?
Hello Bijal! You can add little melted ghee.