By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
September 7th, 2023
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Rava Laddoo is primarily made of rava/semolina. It's a popular dessert item made during festivals like Janmashtami and Diwali. Quite tasty and simple to make, here's the recipe for Rava Laddoo.
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For Rava Laddoo: ¼ cup ghee 1½ cup rava / semolina / suji, coarse ½ cup coconut, grated 1½ cup sugar ½ cup water ¼ tsp cardamom powder For Roasting Nuts: 1 tsp ghee 2 tbsp cashew, halves 2 tbsp raisins
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In a pan, heat ¼ cup ghee and add 1 ½ cup rava. Roast on low flame until the rava turns aromatic. Keep roasting on low flame. Add ½ cup coconut and roast for 2 minutes. Keep it aside.
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In a large kadai, take 1 ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water. Stir and boil the sugar until the sugar syrup consistency is reached. Turn off the flame and add roasted rava. Make sure to turn off the flame, else the ladoo will turn hard.
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Keep stirring until the rava is well combined with sugar syrup. Keep aside for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, in a pan heat 1 tsp ghee. Roast 2 tbsp cashew and 2 tbsp raisins until it turns golden brown.
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Add fried cashew, raisins, and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. Mix well until the mixture turns moist absorbing the sugar syrup.
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Start preparing the ladoo immediately, the ladoo will harden once cooled. Once cooled, if the mixture turns dry, you can warm it in the microwave.
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Enjoy rava laddu for a week when stored in an airtight container.
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