Rava Coconut Ladoo / Semolina Laddu

Rava coconut ladoo /Suji coconut laddu /Semolina laddu is a sweet ball made with suji rava /semolina, desiccated coconut, cardamom and sugar.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Rava Coconut Laddu /Suji Coconut Laddu / Semolina Laddu.

Ingredients:

Rava /Suji /Semolina -1 cup
Sugar.                         -1 cup
Desiccated coconut.   -1/4cup
Cardamom.                 -4
Black Raisins.             -10
Almond                        -5
Cashew nuts.                -5
Water.                           -1/2 cup
Ghee.                            -3 tbsp

Instructions:

Chop almond and cashew nuts into pieces. Crush cardamom. Keep aside.

Method

1). Heat 3tbsp ghee in a wide bottom kadai. Add rava /semolina and saute in ghee on medium flame for a minute or until a nice aroma comes out. Add desiccated coconut into the kadai. Mix well and roast the rava coconut mixture till golden colour. Switch off the flame and transfer the roasted rava coconut mixture to a plate to cool.

2). In the same kadai boil water. Add sugar and crushed cardamom into the boiling water and stir well for 5 minutes.

3). Add roasted rava coconut mixture into the sugar syrup and continuously stir the mixture.

4). Add black raisins, chopped almond and cashew nut pieces into the mixture. Stir well and mix everything till combined. Switch off the flame.

5). Apply little ghee on your palm.When the mixture is slightly cooled take a small portion of the rava coconut sugar mixture in your palm and make a round shape laddu. Make rava coconut laddu with the remaining mixture before the mixture cools down. Keep the rava coconut ladoo /semolina laddu to a plate to cool. Once cooled store the rava coconut ladoo /semolina laddu in an airtight container. 

Rava coconut ladoo / Suji Coconut Laddu / Semolina Laddu is ready to serve