Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Malai Laddoo/ Cottage Cheese Sweet - Think Pink

Before few days I got an invite from Arva of I live in a frying pan to join the Fooderati Arabia group...can't tell you how excited I was. I immediately accepted the invite and was happy to be a part of the group consisting of talented bloggers from UAE...these guys have wonderful blogs and I was amazed at how active they were in the group. They meet regularly, organize many monthly events, outings and they are a great support group. 

Through this group I came to know about Breast Cancer Awareness event. October is Breast Cancer awareness month and I am contributing by making a pink post. For people residing in Dubai~ our two fellow FIA members Rajani And Lin are donating 10% of their sales to the Safe & Sound- Breast Cancer Awareness Programme. Visit them at their FB page to know more.

Do support the breast cancer campaign by liking Safe & Sound.



Ingredients: 

Cottage Cheese( Paneer)- 250 grams
Condensed Milk- 3/4 Cup
Cardamom Powder- A pinch
Beetroot Purée- 1 tsp ( or few drops of red food colour)
Clarified Butter( ghee)- 2 tsp

Procedure:
  • Grate and mash the cottage cheese.
  • In a non stick pan add in the clarified butter along with cottage cheese and condensed milk and cook on low heat.
  • When the mixture starts thickening and leaving the sides of pan add in the cardamom powder and turn of the heat.
  • Transfer the mixture in a plate and divide it in two parts.
  • In one part add in the beetroot purée/ food colour and mix it nicely. The mixture will turn pink in colour.
  • Once the mixture cools take out a portion out of  the white part and roll it in a small marble size round and keep aside. 
  • Then take the pink colour dough and take out a big portion out of it. Roll it in a little big round and then with thumb make an impression in the centre, keep the white coloured small marble inside it and then seal all the sides and make a round ball.
  • Repeat the process with other balls as well.
  • I made some with white centre and some with pink centre.

This is how the laddoos looked from inside.

These are best when served fresh but  can also be kept in refrigerator for 2 days.

Do check out what our other FIA members have posted for this event-

The Pink Ribbon - According To Dina
Pink Ribbon Salad- Life in the food lane
Strawberry & Fig Tartlet- Eaternal Zest
Raspberry Melting Moments/ Orange Blossom Fig Torte- La Me`re Culinaire
Super Foods And Cancer- Irina Savva
Chicken Curry Spring Rolls- Ginger & Scotch
Going Pink- Devina Divecha





49 comments:

  1. awww so pretty- u know when babies remind u of laddoos- here its the other way round- your laddoos are like adorable babies :).. looks very easy to make too!

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  2. congrats Raji...this malai laddo is an excellent idea n looks so delish...loved your creativity of making pink laddoos to support breast cancer event...

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  3. wow beautiful and cute balls !! lovely sweet !!

    Ongoing Event - Festive Food

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  4. Aww so so cute pink balls..looks very tempting

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  5. OMG, mouth watering here.. looks super cute and delicious.. lovely presentation too.. thanks for sharing dear :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  6. Oh My God. i'm simply drooling here. Wonderful presentation.

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  7. your amazing!!! Im a huge malai laddo fan..love the innovation in pink! thanks for the mention!!!

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  8. Beautiful and flavorful ladoos,love the color

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  9. Wow malai laddoos looks super cute and extremely elegant..Wonderful post Raji.

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  10. Awesome Raji.......one of my Diwali sweets is here ...Thanks a ton !!

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  11. Awesome Raji , it will be one of my Diwali sweets now.

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  12. Yummy!! Perfect color & i m sure the taste will also be perfect ! I like your blog, keep sharing nice posts :)

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  13. awesome. luv it that u have used natural food color.

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  14. That is a fantastic idea and to use beet root instead of food color is amazing. :)

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  15. thoughs laddos looks so inviting...and love the colors...

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  16. Wow malai laddoo is lovely especially the colour is tempting.

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  17. Great recipe with lots of color ... beautiful pictures .. hugs Marimi

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  18. wat a gorgeous color...love the flavors ...
    nice post dear..;)

    Tasty Appetite

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  19. Just love the pink post..the laddoos look adorable.Do check my post on pink too,Raji.Good to have you on board and happily following you.

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  20. Lovelly ladoo..like the pink one a lot!! Gr8 Idea..

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  21. another brilliant post from you - This is a wonderful cause and an artistic way of showing your care :)
    hats of Raji and congrats on joining a wonderful and encouraging group - that is most important :) hugs, priya

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  22. So beautifully presented. Awesome clicks.

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  23. beautiful recipe and for such a great cause.

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  24. oh..my..malai laddoos looks so cute and pretty..nice clicks

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  25. Delicious, looks cute, it will be always nice to contribute little bit of our part to breast cancer awareness.

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  26. Malai ladoo looks yummy and love the color.Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Super delicious one Raji, good write up for a good cause.

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  28. Malai Ladoos look very beautiful. Delicious as well. Nice clicks.

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  29. Adorable laddoos!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  30. Perfect ladoo with tempting colour sounds interesting...

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  31. Malai Ladoos luk yum yum.Luv it.Dear Blogger Friend,Wish U a Warm and Happy Diwali.Let the Day of Lights be celebrated with taste-filled delights,Safe and Delicious Memorable Moments - Regards, Christy Gerald

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  32. I can't believe that I didn't see this earlier...this is fabulous!! those malai ladoos look amazing, did you share this with Fooderati??? I'm gonna share this now!

    On and welcome again to the group, we're so pysched to have you :D

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  33. Wow Raji ladoos look so so good. Lovely clicks!

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  34. wow.. awesome laddooo.. looks delicious :)

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  35. How adorable ~ they look gorgeous n so very festive!
    USMasala

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  36. Wow ! These laddoos look so pretty and yummy !Love your blog and following you ;)

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  37. Realy good recipi ! thanks for sharing with us.

    Namkeen

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  38. Hey I think foodfood.com has stolen your amazing picture of this recipe...do check their site for malai ladoo..

    I loved the recipe n pink color in it..def gng to try it out...happy to follow you..check our space when free...www.ezcookbook.net

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