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Rava Laddu with Grated Coconut

I have a sweet tooth, when it comes to making traditional sweets I have always enjoyed them store bought or prepared by someone else. So this weekend I adventured on Rava laddu. Rava laddu is a traditional sweet made in South India..I think most of our South Indian food blogs have this in their "Sweets Recipe Index". Growing up I was not much a fan of this sweet, except when made by one of my aunt as a must for very Christmas.

Unlike most traditional sweets which take time and difficult steps to make, "rava laddu" can be made in a jiffy. It takes less than thirty minutes to make a plate full of laddus, provided all ingredients are available in our pantry. Its like you just thought to make them and in the next half hour they are ready for the family to enjoy, if you put your thought into action.

Ingredients :

1 cup Semolina/Rava                     

1/2 cup Shredded Coconut

2/3 cup Sugar

2 Tbsp Ghee

1 Tsp Cardamom powder

2-3 Tbsp milk

2 Tbsp Cashew nuts and Raisins mixed

Directions:

• Heat 1 Tbsp of ghee in a pot/Kadai/Pan, add cashew and raisins and fry till raisins are puffed up and cashew changes color slightly. Drain and remove. Set aside
• Now add Grated Coconut and roast for a minute or two and then add 1/2 tbsp more ghee and add the rava to roast it thoroughly.
• Keep stirring continually for 5 - 7 minutes coating the rava with ghee and mixing it with coconut. Add the cardamom powder and mix well.
• Add sugar and keep stirring till the sugar is almost dissolved.
• Add the roasted cashew and raisins.
• Now add 1 Tbsp of milk and mix thoroughly as the rava tends to thicken up.
• Remove the container from heat and spread a part of the rava mixture on a greased plate.
• To this part add enough milk when still hot and mix to keep the rava moist and to make the laddus easily and to retain their shape.
• With the remaining ghee keep greasing the fingers and quickly make ladoos of small lemon size.
• Repeat the same with the reamining portion of rava mixture.
• Usually for one cup of rava you can get 8- 10 laddus.
• Store in a air tight container for up to a week.

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