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Aaliv or garden cress seed ladoo are very nutritious. These ladoos are mainly given to post-natal women to strengthen their bones and help regain the energy. Aaliv seeds are red in color as small as sesame .
Ingredients:
Aaliv / garden cress seeds-1 cup
Solid jaggery -3 cup
Coconut water -1 cup
Shredded coconut- 1 cup
Ghee-2 tsp
Method:
Soak aaliv seeds in coconut water for about 4 hr.
Take ghee in a heavy bottomed pan, add jaggery to it and keep it on medium flame. When the jaggery starts melting, add aaliv seeds and stir continuously.
When it mixes up well, add shredded coconut and keep on heating on a medium flame.
When you find it is thick enough, with some viscosity left, turn off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down .
Take a small quantity of the mixture and form ladoo out of it using your palm.
Aaliv ladoos are ready to serve.
