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Rava Ladoo a.k.a Rava Laddu is a quick to make semolina sweet. Made as an offering to God for Janmashtami or Diwali

Rava Ladoo (aka Rave Unde in Kannada) is one of the husband’s favourite. Apparently his paternal grandma used to make it for him quite frequently for Diwali. I have memories of Amma and my maternal grandma making these for Krishna Janmashtami festival every year along with other Bhakshana Naivedyam (offering to God) like Maa LadooThenkuzhal,Uppu Seedai, Nippattu (Thattai), Karjikai /Karigadubu (somas)Jaggery Poha etc . 

One needn’t actually wait for a festival to make these easy but tasty ladoos. I have followed mom’s recipe that doesn’t use any milk but only ghee for binding. This way it stays for up to 10 days without refrigeration. Adding milk brings down the shelf life considerably. See Notes at the end of this post for tips to make this perfectly, everytime 🙂 

Rava Ladoo a.k.a Rava Laddu is a quick to make semolina sweet. Made as an offering to God for Janmashtami or DiwaliPin

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Prep time : 10 mins, Cook time : 15 mins ; Makes : Approx 10 Medium sized Ladoos

  • Fine Rava / Baarik Sooji / Chiroti Rava – 1 cup
  • Powdered Sugar – 3/4 cup (one can use up to 1 cup of sugar if preferred)
  • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Raisins + chopped cashew – 1 TBSP
  • Ghee / clarified butter – 3/4 cup

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Rava Ladoo a.k.a Rava Laddu is a quick to make semolina sweet. Made as an offering to God for Janmashtami or DiwaliPin

How to make Rava Ladoo

  1. In 2 TBSP ghee, roast the raisins and cashew till golden brown, remove with a slotted spoon. 
  2. Now add the Rava and 1 TBSP of ghee and fry the rava / semolina on very low flame till turns aromatic (about 3-4 mins)
  3. Remove to a plate. Once cool, add the powdered sugar and cardamom powder and mix well. Add the fried nuts too.
  4. Add half of the melted ghee to half portion of the semolina – sugar mixture and quickly start making roundels / Ladoos of medium size.
  5. Once done, pour the remaining ghee on the rest of the rava and shape the ladoos accordingly.
  6. Store in an airtight container.
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Tips to make the best Rava Ladoo :

  1. Use only fine rava (aka Chiroti Rava) for best results. In case you dont have fine rava / sooji, roast the normal sooji (used for Upma) and then blitz it for 4-5 seconds in a spice grinder.  Then proceed as above
  2. Do not add powdered sugar when the roasted Rava is cold – it will be difficult to bind them. The roasted rava must be warm but not hot else the sugar will melt.
  3. Some people make this ladoo with the addition of  Fresh / dry coconut too. I shall post that version too sometime.   
  4. As mentioned, you can use milk for binding along with ghee – then the ladoos have to be refrigerated for use. 
  5. Use only melted ghee and not thick room temp semi sold ghee. Dont add all the melted ghee at once as the rava would absorb it quickly and you would need to add more ghee to bind the ladoos. 
  6. Fried almond bits also can be added along with other nuts. They give a textural high to the ladoos.   

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Rava Ladoo a.k.a Rava Laddu is a quick to make semolina sweet. Made as an offering to God for Janmashtami or DiwaliPin

Rava Ladoo | Semolina Ladoo | How to make Rava Ladoo

Kalyani
Rava Ladoo a.k.a Rava Laddu is a quick to make semolina sweet. Made as an offering to God for Janmashtami or Diwali
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert, Indian Sweet, Salad
Cuisine Karnataka Cuisine, South Indian, Tamilnadu Cusine
Servings 10 servings

Equipment

  • Thick Bottomed Pan
  • Spice Grinder
  • Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Fine Semolina Fine Sooji / Baarik Sooji / Chiroti Rava
  • 3/4 cup Sugar powdered, measure after powdering the sugar
  • 1 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1 TBSP Raisins
  • 1 TBSP cashew Chopped
  • 3/4 cup Ghee clarified butter, melted

Instructions
 

  • In 2 TBSP ghee, roast the raisins and cashew till golden brown, remove with a slotted spoon.
  • Now add the Rava and 1 TBSP of ghee and fry the rava / semolina on very low flame till turns aromatic (about 3-4 mins)
  • Remove to a plate. Once cool, add the powdered sugar and cardamom powder and mix well. Add the fried nuts too.
  • Add half of the melted ghee to half portion of the semolina – sugar mixture and quickly start making roundels / Ladoos of medium size.
  • Once done, pour the remaining ghee on the rest of the rava and shape the ladoos accordingly.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Tips to make the best Rava Ladoo
 
  1. Use only fine rava (aka Chiroti Rava) for best results.
  2. In case you dont have fine rava / sooji, roast the normal sooji (used for Upma) and then blitz it for 4-5 seconds in a spice grinder.  Then proceed as per recipe
  3. Do not add powdered sugar when the roasted Rava is cold – it will be difficult to bind them. The roasted rava must be warm but not hot else the sugar will melt.
  4. Some people make this ladoo with the addition of  Fresh / dry coconut too. I shall post that version too sometime.   
  5. As mentioned, you can use milk for binding along with ghee – then the ladoos have to be refrigerated for use. 
  6. Use only melted ghee and not thick room temp semi sold ghee. Dont add all the melted ghee at once as the rava would absorb it quickly and you would need to add more ghee to bind the ladoos. 
  7. Fried almond bits also can be added along with other nuts. They give a textural high to the ladoos.   
Keyword Diwali Sweets, Easy sweets, Easy Sweets for Diwali, Festival Recipes, Janmashtami Recipes, Quick Dessert, Rava Laddu, Rava Ladoo, Rave Unde
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31 Comments

  1. MySpicyKitchen

    When I made these for last marathon my mom and cousin told me the same, not to add milk for longer shelf life. Ladoo are perfectly shaped.

  2. vaishali sabnani

    Wow ! Sooji ladoos look delicious , the tips are great and will follow them when I make these .

  3. The Pumpkin Farm

    the rava has been nicely raosted, it looks beautiful with each particle standing out …laddoos are favorite with my kid n u may spot some from me next week

  4. www.annapurnaz.in

    laddoos look soooo beautiful…well described recipe

  5. Priya Suresh

    Rava laddoo, am ready to die for a plate of this cuties, love it to the core.

  6. Nalini's Kitchen

    Delicious looking rava ladoo,we do make it almost the way.

  7. Nalini's Kitchen

    Delicious looking rava ladoo,we do make it almost the way.

  8. Gayathri Kumar

    This is one of my fav sweets. My mother always uses milk to make the ladoos and this ghee version is made rarely. These ladoos look so inviting.

  9. cookingwithsapana

    Rava ladoo looks so perfect to indulge anytime.I have a sweet tooth and always a liking towards these tempting sweets.Bookmarked

  10. Lovely laddus. One of my fav ones.

  11. Super cool.. Yummy recipe. Will try this out for this diwali.

  12. Perfectly made rava laddoos. Using ghee must have made them taste amazing.

  13. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    looks fabulous! I just want to grab a few from the screen 🙂

  14. Wow that looks like yummy snack. Loved the tips thaks

  15. Lovely laddus, Kalyani. My mother makes rava laddu using fresh coconut and somehow I am partial to those.

  16. I love rava laddo and can have it anytime..:)..looks very nicely done..

  17. The ladoos look so pretty. Loved how well you shaped them!

  18. Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen

    looks yumm kalyani, one of the easiest sweet is ladoo's, love how the rava granules peeps in the ladoo, i usually grind the rava along with sugar and make them!!!

  19. Your laddoos look perfect! So tempting

  20. Mayuri Patel

    5 stars
    Kalyani these rava ladoos are just too tempting. Adding almonds bits for crunch is a good idea. I’ve yet to try making rava ladoos in my kitchen and you’re tempting me to do so for the upcoming festival.

  21. Seema Sriram

    5 stars
    These rava unde look so perfect. Amma used to make them so often, somehow it has falln off my dessert list. Need to absolutely bring it back.

  22. Priya Srinivasan

    5 stars
    Love our traditional sweets kalyani! Rava ladoo is classic one! Quick, easy and a versatile sweet. love your detailed notes to get the best rava ladoo! Awesome share!

  23. Jayashree T Rao

    5 stars
    Rawa ladoo looks good Kalyani. We had coconut too in it.

  24. Sarika Gunjal (Spice Zone)

    5 stars
    These Rava Ladoos look perfectly done. Yummilicious!!! I make them too, I believe with a slight variation.

  25. 5 stars
    I love rave unde,but never made it so far … this Diwali I am surely following your recipe .

5 from 6 votes

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