Semolina Ladoo/Rava Ladoo/Sooji Ladoo

There are number of Ladoo recipes. Rava Ladoo is a simple and easy to make recipe. It requires very minimal ingredients. It is a recipe for festive season like Deepavali, Gokulashtami etc.

Ingredients

Rava (Sooji / Semolina) – 1 cup

Sugar – ½ cup

Ghee (Clarified Butter) – 5 tbsp

Cashew Nuts (Broken into halves) – 2 tbsp

Raisins – 1 tbsp

Cardoman Powder – ¼ tsp

Hot Milk – 3 to 4 tbsp

Method

Take the Rava in a mixer jar. Grind it to a coarse powder. Transfer to a bowl.

Take Sugar in the same mixer jar and grind it to a fine powder.

Heat 2 tbsp of Ghee in a pan and roast the cashew over a low to medium flame stirring all the while till it turns golden brown.

Add the raisins to it, stir for 20 to 30 seconds. Transfer to a plate.

Add 1 tbsp of Ghee in the pan, add Rava and roast it evenly in low to medium flame stirring all the time. It takes about 6 to 7 minutes. It becomes aromatic. Do not allow it to burn.

Add powdered Sugar. Mix well.

Add the remaining Ghee, Cardoman Powder and roasted Cashew Nuts and Raisins. Roast for another 2 to 3 minutes in low flame.

Add hot Milk, mix well and stir for a minute. Switch off the flame. Cover the pan with a lid.

Open it after 2 minutes. Mix well once again. Transfer to a plate.

When the mixture is little hotter than warm, Start making Ladoos (take 1 ½ tbsp of the mixture and make tight round balls).

Arrange the Ladoos in a plate and allow to cool.

Note:

While making Ladoos, the mixture may cool down and becomes dry.

If so, take a portion of the mixture, sprinkle some milk on it and microwave for 30 to 40 seconds. It will become easy to make Ladoos.