Jun 30, 2009

Rava laddoo for Indian Cooking Challenge

It has been raining rava laddus in the blogosphere today!! Yeah, it is the first creation in the Indian Cooking Challenge initiated by Valli! I am very excited to take up this challenge and try out many authentic Indian dishes. The first challenge started out with this Rava Laddoo.. I havent made this earlier and this is my first time trying it out. It was quiet simple and tasted great. We loved every bite with a hint of raisins and cashews.

Coming on to the recipe given..

Ingredients

Rava / Semolina - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 25 gms
Milk - 25 ml
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Cashew nuts - 10 whole nuts
Raisins - 10 nos
Grated fresh coconut - 25 gms

Directions

Heat 2 teaspoons of ghee in a kadai and fry the raisins and cashews until they turn golden brown and the raisins plump up. Set them aside. In the same pan, roast the grated coconut for about two minutes and set it aside.

Then add the remaining ghee and add the semolina/rava. Roast on low heat until it gives out a nice aroma. Take care it doesnt burn.

In a bowl, take all the roasted ingredients along with sugar and mix well. Microwave milk for about 30 seconds or heat on stove top until it turns warm. Add milk little by little to the rava mixture. Make balls immediately while warm. When it cools down, it is difficult to make balls.

Store in an airtight container. Since it contains milk it is best to consume it within 4 to 5 days. 

Isn't it simple!!

29 comments:

  1. Divya thats a pretty sight there..Made some too..yours look bright.

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  2. Nicely shaped laddos divya looks so yum yum

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  3. Wow another tempting rava ladoooooo....now I am also getting motivation from you people to try my hands on....looking very delicious..

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  4. Lovely colored,well shaped ladoos. BTW, liked the new look of ypur blog.

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  5. I love coconut, so I am sure I'd love these.

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  6. Wooowww....divyz....u know what, i have been looking for rava laddoos with coconut for very long, since we make rava laddoos with coconut, and it just tastes heavenly.....Most of them dont add coconut and they are rock hard!!urs looks very good

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  7. Yet another tempting rava ladoo... yumm. Divya, an award for you is waiting on my blog. Do check it out :-)

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  8. Lovely Laddoos, how did u get them to be yellow?

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  9. wow! yummy ! Have u changed ur template ..? Looking nice:)

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  10. Nice photos Dhivya...they look very pretty :)

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  11. Lovely laddoos- perfect in shape and good color :)

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  12. Divya..thanks for the lovely bombs..:)

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  13. Laddoos look lovely, they are everywhere and came in y dream too. But really loved them.

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  14. So yummy! Its raining rava lodoos as you said and each seems better than the other...
    Yours looks so yum!

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  15. i too was hoping to make rava ladoos.. yours look perfect.. good start for the challenge...

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  16. Lovely ladoos...
    Can I have some from your bowl?

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  17. I agree with ya..they were ridiculously simple and total yum! Looks delish divs

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  18. This is my first time here, Divya.The Rava Laddoos look so yummy.

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  19. I simply adore rava laddus...can eat them all day long! :-)

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