रवा लाडू
Rava ladoo
Rava and coconut roasted in ghee, then set with sugar syrup. Soft, and they keep through the whole of Diwali.
40 min, plus 1 to 2 hours to set · Makes about 20
Eat it with
You need
- 2 cups fine rava
- ½ cup cow ghee
- 1 cup fresh grated coconut
- 1½ cups sugar
- ¾ cup water
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- Cashews and raisins, fried in a little ghee
How we make it
- Roast the rava in the ghee on low for about 15 minutes, until it smells toasted and is barely golden.
- Add the coconut and roast 5 more minutes, until the moisture is gone.
- Boil the sugar and water to a one-string syrup: a drop pressed between finger and thumb pulls one thread.
- Pour the syrup over the warm rava, add the cardamom, cashews and raisins, stir, cover and leave 1 to 2 hours.
- When it holds when pressed, shape into ladoos. Too dry? A spoon of warm milk. Too soft? Wait a little longer.
Watch it made
Every cook does this a little differently. This video is आपली आजी's way, and worth a watch.
Video by आपली आजी on YouTube · open on YouTube