Every year my mother used to make Rava ladoo for Diwali. I used to follow her recipe. This time I wanted to try a different version for a change along with my mom’s version. So I made rava laddu with coconut and milk in it. It tasted delicious but these laddus do not have a long self life as we have added milk and coconut to it. I have given you my mother’s rava laddu recipe also which does not have milk and coconut in it, so will stay fresh for more than 15 days. I made both for the sake of my dear readers. You can try and enjoy both versions as both are delicious and very simple. Today let us learn how to prepare rava laddu using our easy rava ladoo recipe–
Recipe source– vahrehvah.com
Ingredients needed
Makes 20 small laddus as in the picture
Rava/Semolina/Sooji -1 cup
Grated coconut -3/4 cup
Sugar – 3/4 cup
Cashew nuts – 15
Raisins -15-20
Blanched almonds -10
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Milk -1/4 cup and little more
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Preparation
Heat a tbsp of ghee and roast the rava over low heat till it changes color to light brown and you get a nice smell of roasted rava.
Powder sugar and keep it ready.
1.Heat another tbsp of ghee and fry the raisins, cashew nuts and almonds till raisins puff up and the nuts change color slightly.
2.Then add grated coconut and roast for a few more minutes.(see 2nd pic above)
3.Then add the roasted rava and mix well. Add sugar, cardamom powder and roast for a few more minutes.
4.Switch off the flame, add milk little by little and keep mixing it well. If you are able to make ladoos, stop adding milk.
It was very tasty, soft and divine and just melted in our mouths.
Another method of making Rava laddu (Tamil style) – My mom’s method
Makes 14 laddus
Rava -1 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Cashew nuts -15
Raisins -20
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Ghee -1/2 cup
Heat 2 tsp of ghee and roast rava over low flame till you get a nice aroma of roasted rava.
Now grind the rava to a coarse powder and the sugar to a fine powder.
Take 1 cup of this coarsely powdered rava, 1 cup of powdered sugar, cardamom powder and mix it well with your hands.
Makes 20 small laddus as in the picture
Rava/Semolina/Sooji -1 cup
Grated coconut -3/4 cup
Sugar – 3/4 cup
Cashew nuts – 15
Raisins -15-20
Blanched almonds -10
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Milk -1/4 cup and little more
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Preparation
Heat a tbsp of ghee and roast the rava over low heat till it changes color to light brown and you get a nice smell of roasted rava.
Powder sugar and keep it ready.
1.Heat another tbsp of ghee and fry the raisins, cashew nuts and almonds till raisins puff up and the nuts change color slightly.
2.Then add grated coconut and roast for a few more minutes.(see 2nd pic above)
3.Then add the roasted rava and mix well. Add sugar, cardamom powder and roast for a few more minutes.
4.Switch off the flame, add milk little by little and keep mixing it well. If you are able to make ladoos, stop adding milk.
It was very tasty, soft and divine and just melted in our mouths.
Another method of making Rava laddu (Tamil style) – My mom’s method
Makes 14 laddus
Rava -1 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Cashew nuts -15
Raisins -20
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Ghee -1/2 cup
Heat 2 tsp of ghee and roast rava over low flame till you get a nice aroma of roasted rava.
Now grind the rava to a coarse powder and the sugar to a fine powder.
Take 1 cup of this coarsely powdered rava, 1 cup of powdered sugar, cardamom powder and mix it well with your hands.
Heat ghee well and mix little by little to the rava+ sugar mix and make balls when hot.(when your hands can bear the heat). Do not pour all the ghee to the mix. I did not need the whole 1/2 cup of ghee, I used a little less.
After it cools, store it in an air tight container.
Note -My view is that, if you powder rava finely, it will not be easy on your throat, so it is advisable to powder it coarsely.
If the ghee has become cold, instead of re heating, keep it over a bowl of boiling water.
These Home made Sooji ladoos make Perfect gifts for Diwali.
Meet you all again with another interesting recipe, till then it is bye from Padhu of padhuskitchen.com
View Comments (45)
yummy ladoos..lovely flavors..I had it some time back in India
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All the variation are tempting,as festive season is on in my town I am sure to make this!
Nice recipe...Looks very very yum!
Yummy ladoo,my favorite
omg...this is absolutely delicious..:)
what a sweet recipe that is.looks divine.
yum, the coconut milk must taste really good in there :)
This Rava laddu luks invitingly good.I will try the first one since the second method has been tried for years.
Nice ladoos
wow they look so delicious and yummy pictures !!!!