PANDAN COCONUT CANDY

Pandan Coconut Candy image

This is a traditional dish in Indian sweets.

Provided by Shuk22

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian

Time 55m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup water
2 pandan leaves
2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
2 coconuts, grated
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Steps:

Combine water and pandan leaves together in a blender; blend until smooth. Strain through a piece of cheesecloth and set aside juice.
Heat ghee over medium-low heat in a saucepan. Add cinnamon. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add grated coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and pandan juice. Cook and stir until thoroughly combined and coconut sticks together, about 25 minutes.
Place mixture in a round or rectangular pan. Let cool for 10 minutes. Cut into pieces before transferring to a refrigerator. Serve chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.8 calories, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 12.4 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 17.1 g, Sodium 41.5 mg, Sugar 16.4 g