Mango Malai Ladoo | मँगो मलाई लाडू

Prep time 15 min	Cooking time 30 min
Cousine / Course Indian-Sweet	Servings 16-18

Ingredients

• दूध / Milk – 1.5 ltr
• Vinegar – 2 bsp dilute with Water – 2 tbsp
• आंबे पल्प / आम पल्प / Mango pulp – 1/2 cup
• साखर / शक्कर / Sugar – 1/4 cup
• तूप/ घी / Ghee – 1 tsp
• दूध पावडर/ Milk powder – 1 cup
• Additional दूध/ Milk – 1/2 cup
• Additional साखर / शक्कर/ Sugar – 2 tbsp
• वेलदोडा / इलायची / Cardamom powder – a pinch
• आंबे सार / आम सार/ Mango Essence – 1/2 tsp

Instructions

1. Boil 1.5 liter milk
2. Add diluted vinegar solution, mix, milk with start to curdle.
3. Now strain curdled milk in muslin cloth
4. Wash with cold water to remove vinegar taste
5. Collect cloth and squeeze gently to remove water, set aside fo for 20 min
6. Now heat a pan on low, add mango pulp
7. Add 1/4 cup sugar, depends on mango sweetness, mix well, cool till it thickens and water us evaporated, set aside
8. Take another pan, heat on low, add ghee
9. Add milk powder, mix well
10. Add 1/2 cup milk, mix well, break all lump
11. Add 2 tbsp sugar, mix well, cool till mixture thickens and water is evaporated
12. add cardamom powder, mix well
13. Set aside a little about 1.8 white mawa
14. Add cooked mango pulp, and mango essence to left over mawa, mix well
15. Cook for 1-2 min or until thickens
16. Once cooled, massage white mawa a little, make small peasize balls
17. Now take small lime size mango mawa portion, massage gently, flatten it a little
18. Place white mawa in and wrap with mango mawa carefully, roll to make it smooth
19. Yummy Mango Mawa Malai Ladoos are ready!

Tips

1. Diluted vinegar makes soft paneer, just add 2 tbsps water to 2 tbsp vinegar
2. Mango essence enhances flavor
3. Massaging Paneer helps make ladoos soft and moist
4. Adjust sugar to your liking
5. Store in refrigerator