PINK COCONUT LADDU

October is breast cancer awareness month, which is an annual campaign to raise awareness of this disease. This year, some food bloggers has initiated this campaign which is known as pinktober4breastcaner, by cooking something with the color Pink. Any drinks or healthy pink dish or any dessert. however I have picked up the third one, that is pink dessert and made these cute Pink Coconut Laddus. 

Narkel Naru or Coconut Laddu is a very famous dessert or misti for Bengalis. We made this laddu specially during Lakshmi puja, which is celebrated just after Durga puja. This time I have made this before Lakshmi puja, and of course with a twist. You can made this naru with sugar or jaggery (whichever you like). I have made this for the campaign, but cant use any food colors so I have used little bit of beetroot juice to give this beautiful baby pink colors in the laddus. Do try this, the recipe is extremely easy and same as we use for making simple coconut laddus.

Ingredients: 

1. Grated coconut - 2 cups 
2. Sugar - 1/2 cup
3. Condensed milk - 1/2 cup
4. Elaichi powder - 1 pinch
5. Beetroot juice - Less than 1/2 tea spoon

Process:

1. In a large kadhai, put the grated coconut and add condensed milk and sugar, cook on a medium flame. Reduce the flame after a while and keep stirring constantly on a low flame till the mixture dries.

2. Check the doneness on the hand, if you roll it, the hand should get slightly oily.

3. Grate a small piece of beetroot and take out the juice from it.

4. When the coconut mixture is ready, remove from flame and add cardamom powder and beetroot juice drop by drop till you get the perfect color. Take care not to use much juice, that will change the color of the laddus darker. Mix thoroughly and roll into small laddus.