Here’s another quick and tasty sweet recipe for Diwali. This is a perfect recipe, if you dont want to spend too much time in the kitchen. Hope you will enjoy this sweet treat.
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Rava Laddu
Author: Maria Jose Martin
Recipe type: Sweets, Desserts
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 6-7
Ingredients
- Rava (Semolina/Sooji) – 1 cup
- Coconut – ½ cup
- Powdered sugar – ¾ – 1 cup
- Warm milk – ¼ cup
- Cashews and raisins – 15 each
- Cardamom powder – a pinch
- Ghee – 1.5 tbsp
Instructions
- Heat ½ tbsp ghee in a pan and roast the cashews till they turn golden brown. Transfer this to a deep and wide bowl. Fry the raisins till they become plump and transfer to the bowl.
- Add grated coconut and roast it for 2-3 mins, they dont have to change colour, keep it with cashews and raisins. Add remaining ghee and roast the rava. Roast it for 5 mins, till the roasted aroma comes. Transfer the roasted rava also to the bowl.
- Add powdered sugar and cardamom to the rava coconut mixture. Mix well. Add the milk gradually. Do not add the whole qty of milk at a time. Add half of the milk and try shaping the laddus, if it isnt moist enough add the rest of the milk. Shape laddus as per your preference.
Notes
I got 18 small size laddus from the above qty. Add ¾ cup of powdered sugar initially and do a taste test. If you prefer a sweeter version, add more powdered sugar.
The laddus will harden a bit on the outside in a few minutes of shaping them, but the inside will be moist and soft.
You can keep the laddus at room temp for 2-3 days and in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.