Rava Laddu

 Rava laddu or Rava ladoo is a simple and exoctic sweet made with Semolina or sooji. Though i attempted this for the first time, i have tasted this many times. But i always like the texture to be smooth and not the grainy rava texture. i made this for a get together all my dear friends loved them lot.

Rava Laddu Recipe

Cooking Time: 20-25 mts

Makes 10-12 laddus

Cuisine: South Indian

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Ingredients:

1 cup sooji/upma rava/semolina

3/4 cup sugar (increase according to your choice)

1 tsp cardamom pwd

few cashewnuts

few raisins

3 tbsps ghee

few tbsps milk(optional)

1 Heat a pan, add a tbsp of ghee and toast the cashewnuts and raisins till golden brown. Remove from pan, keep aside.
2 In the same pan, add the sooji and roast it for approx 7-8 mts till a nice aroma emanates the kitchen and it turns a light brown shade.
3 Grind this into a coarsely powder along with the sugar.Mix cardamom pwd,cashews,raisins with this above mixture. Transfer into a wide bowl.

4 Using both your hands,mix ghee & form small ladoos. While shaping the laddos be careful such that the mixture stays together. Initially the laddu might tend to break hence be gentle and place the laddu carefully on a plate and it will harden in a few minutes.

Note:

1. If you want to make it with less ghee you can add half of ghee and half of milk too.But if u do  this has to be consumed in a day or two.