Ingredients

• 4 cup - dry coconut powder or fine flakes
• 1 tin - condensed milk
• 1 tsp - butter or ghee
• 1/2 tsp - cardamom powder

How to Make Coconut Diyas

• Pour the condensed milk into a non-stick or heavy pan.
• Add 3.5 cups coconut, mix well. Cook mixture on low heat, stirring continuously.
• Do not allow to scald at the bottom.
• Cook till mixture leaves side of pan, and forms a soft lump.
• Cool a little, till it can be shaped by hand.
• Grease palms with butter.
• Roll portions of mixture into ping pong sized balls.
• Shape carefully into diyas, with a depression and mouth for the wick.
• Coat with leftover dry coconut powder to help handling.
• Place a thin long sliver of almond or pista at the mouth for wick.
• Dot edge with jeera goli or cake balls.
• Chill to firm into shape.