Narkel naru recipe | Chinir narkel naru | Coconut ladoo with khoya | Coconut naru

Usually, in any Bengali house, people started preparing narkel naru before the start of Durga puja and serve them during Durga puja and Bijaya Dashami when people come to visit their houses. It is a custom followed by generations with joy and happiness. After Durga puja, one more fresh batch of narkel naru is prepared on Kojagori Lokkhi puja where homemade sweets are offered to goddess Laxmi. These small balls of delight are even served in Diwali and Bhai fota(Bhai Dooj) to make the occasion more special.

What is Narkel naru?

Narkel naru is a hardcore Bengali term for a specific kind of coconut laddu. It is smaller in size as compared to regular coconut ladoo prepared by rest of the nation. There are different ranges of coconut laddu recipes that are prepared by using different types of ingredients like semolina, milk, condensed milk, powder milk etc. But the narkel naru is prepared in a traditional way using very limited ingredients.

There are two different types of Narkel naru. One is called Chinir narkel naru aka sada naru and another is gurer narkel naru. Today, I am going to share the Chinir narkel naru recipe with you.

Since I got my senses, I have always seen my mom preparing two to three batches of both these types of narkel naru every year during the festive season. Narkel naru was compulsorily served to anyone who used to visit our house during Durga puja to Bhai fota. This is like a ritual in most of the Bengali houses.

I still remember how I and my elder brother used to stand behind my mom during the time of preparing narkel naru to devour some. Coconut naru is a piece of delight and it’s almost impossible resist yourself on just one.

In fact, we used to go to all the local relatives’ house after Bijaya Dashami and used to have some narkel naru with kucho nimki, boondi and jhuri bhaja. Surprisingly, we never get bored or monotonous with it.

For any Bengali that festive season is very special when joy is in the air. People spread only positivity, happiness and laughter. The bonding between family, relatives and friends get stronger. Narkel naru is an inimitable part of Bengali culture to cherish those special moments during that festive occasion.

Narkel naru is not only a homemade dessert, it is always more than that. It contains the love, hard work, skills, memories, emotions and blessings of your loved ones. For any Bengali, narkel naru means pure nostalgia.

Narkel naru is a Bengali delicacy and it requires very limited and easily available ingredients to get prepared. It gets prepared very quickly. Though narkel naru recipe is very simple and easy to make but it requires some skills to prepare it perfectly.

If these two things are taken care of then anybody can prepare narkel naru any time anywhere.

Narkel naru recipe with step by step photos and instructions have been provided in the ‘Instruction’ section of the recipe. Here, I have included all the tricks and tips to prepare perfect narkeler naru recipe bengali. If you follow the step precisely then you will get perfectly round and white Chinir narkel naru.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use frozen coconut for Narkel naru?

Yes, you can use frozen grated coconut for preparing narkel naru. But thaw them completely before use.

Can I use desiccated coconut for Narkel naru?

Traditional Narkel naru is always prepared with fresh coconut. But when it’s quite difficult to get fresh coconut, you can prepare naru with desiccated coconut but add some milk to balance the texture. I always use ¼ cup of milk for 1 cup desiccated coconut.

Why my narkel naru breaks during the time of shaping?

If the coconut mixture is undercooked, then it won’t get shaped into balls.

Why my narkel naru mixture gets dry?

Narkel naru must be shaped when the mixture is warm. This process needs to be done quickly. If the mixture cools down to room temperature, then the coconut mixture gets dry and loses its stickiness.

Tips to prepare perfect Narkel naru

How to make narkel naru?

To prepare narkel naru recipe, first grate the coconut. Then take the grated coconut into a pan and add measured amount of sugar into it. For 1 cup tightly packed grated coconut, I have used 2/3 cup of sugar. Then mix both the ingredients nicely with your hand and put it on the hob on low flame.

When the sugar gets dissolved completely, add soft khoya into the mixture and mix it well. It enhances the taste and texture of Chinir narkel naru recipe.

Allow the coconut mixture to get cooked until it gets separated from the pan. At this step, you need to be patient. The coconut mixture must get cooked on low to medium low flame. High heat can spoil the dish. At the final stage, add cardamom powder and mix it well. Switch off the flame immediately and transfer the mixture on a separate plate.

Allow the mixture to release some heat. Apply some ghee (clarified butter) in your hands and on the plate. Then take small portion of the warm mixture quickly and make a ball with your hand. Roll the ball in between your palm to smoothen it. Repeat the whole process and shape narkel naru with rest of the mixture.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup grated Coconut, tightly packed
• 2/3 cup Sugar
• 3 tablespoons soft Khoya
• ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder
• ½ teaspoon Ghee or clarified Butter to grease hands

1. Take 1 cup tightly packed grated coconut into a pan.
   

2. Add 2/3 cup sugar into the pan and mix it with hand.
   
   

3. Put the pan on low flame and stir it continuously.
   
   

4. When the sugar gets dissolved completely, add khoya into the pan and mix it well.
   

5. Stir it continuously until the mixture gets separated from the pan.
   

6. Switch off the flame immediately and add cardamom powder into it. Mix it immediately.
   

7. Transfer the coconut mixture on a separate plate and allow it to release some heat.
   

8. When the mixture is warm but touchable, apply ghee in your hands and on a plate.
   

9. Take small portion of the coconut mixture in your hand and make round balls. Smoothen the body of the naru with your palms.
   
   

10. Repeat the whole process quickly till the mixture is warm and make narkel naru with rest of the mixture.
    

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