Ladu

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Ladu

Ladu is a traditional Comorian recipe for a classic dessert of ground rice mixed with sugar and ghee that's boiled until almost solid and shaped into bricks before serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Comorian version of: Ladu.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Additional Time:

(+cooling)

Makes:

Rating:

Tags : Spice Recipes Dessert Recipes Comoros Recipes

Ingredients:

100g coarsely-ground raw rice
100g powdered sugar
60g ghee
1/4 tsp powdered cardamom
2 tsp coarsely-ground black pepper

Method:

Mix the sugar and pepper and set aside. Meanwhile melt the ghee is a cast iron pot, add the rice and cook on a low flame, stirring all the while, until the rice is cooked well. Add the cardamom powder and stir thoroughly to mix. Take off the heat and pour onto a plate. Allow to cool completely then mix together the rice mixture and the sugar and pepper blend. Divide into 7 equal portions and shape into laddus (bricks). Allow to cool and dry completely.

Serve as a dessert.