Coconut-jaggery ladoo

I have been craving Ragi payasam for a couple of days, and decided to make it for Navami. Since I knew exactly which grocer stocks ragi atta, I collected all the other ingredients before calling for the atta. Unfortunately, there was no ragi atta available, and I ended up making these coconut ladoos using the rest of the ingredients that I had.

1/2 medium coconut, grated
100 gms jaggery
1 litre milk
ghee and cashew, optional

Heat milk in a thick bottomed kadhai, and allow it to thicken till volume reduced by half. 
Pour the grated coconut, and jaggery, and reduce till all the water evaporates. 
Allow to cool, and roll into balls.