Paan Laddu | Betel leaf Balls

Written By: Evergreendishesdev
Published on: October 17, 2023
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Paan Laddu is a delectable sweet made with betel leaves along with a few other ingredients.

Paan Laddu is made of all things good along with betel leaves. The festive season is here and it is customary to keep  betel leaves and arecanut slices  along with fruits as an offering to the Lord.  The  betel leaves may be later used to make this sweet dish.   I have earlier shared a banana betel milkshake using betel leaves. 

Betel leaves aids in digestion and is usually chewed after meals with a filling of arecanuts and slaked lime. It is called as paan. The paan is made of varied kind  with a filling of any of these substances; saunf, cherries, dates, menthol, sugar, saffron, cardamom etc  

 

paan laddu

Ingredients :

  • 200 grams condensed milk
  • 7 betel leaves
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 4 dates
  • 4 cashew
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method :

  1. Grind dates and cashew nut together, keep it aside.
  2. Remove the mid-line of the betel leaf. Grind it along with condensed milk.
  3. In a thick bottom pan, put the betel mixture and desiccated coconut, keepstirring.
  4. add two teaspoon of ghee.
  5. Once it thickens, put the dates mixture along with a little cardamom powder, mix it well and remove from flame.
  6. Make small balls and keep them in an air-tight container.

Take a tip :

  1. Keep it in the refrigerator if you are storing for over two days.
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Paan Laddu

5 from 6 votes
Paan Laddu is a unique sweet made with betel leaves. It is a good way to make use of the betel leaves after festivities.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 12 small balls
Course: evening snacks
Cuisine: karnataka

Ingredients
  

  • 200 grams condensed milk
  • 7 betel leaves
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 4 dates
  • 4 cashew
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 2 teaspoon ghee

Equipment

  • 4 small bowls
  • 1 thick bottom pan
  • 1 ladle

Method
 

  1. Grind dates and cashew nut together, keep it aside.
  2. Remove the mid-line of the betel leaf. Grind it along with condensed milk.
  3. In a thick bottom pan, put the betel mixture and desiccated coconut, keepstirring.
  4. add two teaspoon of ghee.
  5. Once it thickens, put the dates mixture along with a little cardamom powder, mix it well and remove from flame.
  6. Make small balls and keep them in an air-tight container.

Notes

Keep it in the refrigerator if you are storing for over two days.
paan laddu

paan laddu

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7 Comments

  1. Kalyani

    5 stars
    nice quick mithai with condensed milk and paan leaves.. should try it soon

  2. Mayuri Patel

    5 stars
    Wow Jayashree, paan laddu. Now that is one recipe I would love to try out as I love the flavour of paan. A quick and different dessert option.

  3. Archana

    5 stars
    wow! sounds delicious! even non-paan eater will love these laddos. wonderful idea to finish all the paan we collect at the end of haldi kumkum season.

  4. Sarika Gunjal (Spice Zone)

    Love paan and anything with paan is a must-try for me. These look delicious and will try them soon.

  5. Priya

    5 stars
    Love the flavor of pan, these pan ladoos must be tasting brilliant! Quick and easy flavorsome ladoos!

  6. Neha Pahilwani

    5 stars
    Paan laddu makes a nice dessert with traditional paan flavor. A quick, taste and easy one to make for celebrations just when time is of the utmost concern.

  7. Seema Sriram

    5 stars
    Jayashree this is a unique recipe with paan leaves. love this idea to make when I do find some paan leaves here.