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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 | 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
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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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