Here's another quick and tasty sweet recipe for Diwali. This is a perfect recipe, if you dont want to spend too much time in the kitchen. Hope you will enjoy this sweet treat.
Wish you a happy and safe Diwali!!
Here is the recipe…
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Rava / Semolina / Sooji
- 1/2 cup Grated Coconut
- 3/4 – 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Warm milk
- 15 Cashews and raisins (each)
- a pinch Cardamom powder
- 1.5 tbsp Ghee
Instructions
- Heat 1/2 tbsp ghee in a pan and roast the cashews till they turn golden brown. Transfer this to a deep and wide bowl. Fry the raisins till they become plump and transfer to the bowl.
- Add grated coconut and roast it for 2-3 mins, they dont have to change colour, keep it with cashews and raisins. Add remaining ghee and roast the rava. Roast it for 5 mins, till the roasted aroma comes. Transfer the roasted rava also to the bowl.
- Add powdered sugar and cardamom to the rava coconut mixture. Mix well. Add the milk gradually. Do not add the whole qty of milk at a time. Add half of the milk and try shaping the laddus, if it isnt moist enough add the rest of the milk. Shape laddus as per your preference.
Notes
I got 18 small size laddus from the above qty. Add 3/4 cup of powdered sugar initially and do a taste test. If you prefer a sweeter version, add more powdered sugar.
The laddus will harden a bit on the outside in a few minutes of shaping them, but the inside will be moist and soft.
You can keep the laddus at room temp for 2-3 days and in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.
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Hi Maria
I made this today and it turned good. I am a great fan of your writing skills . I hail from a place near to Kerala and so our cooking style will be similar to kerala cooking. So, i always visit ur blog for reference.
Keep up ur gud work
Hello Maria,I am a huge fan of Maria’s Menu.your recipes are too good :-) for all my recipe doubts,my first search option is always Maria’s Menu.your site is quite popular among my friend circle too.I tried your rava ladoo recipe and it came out well. Thank you!! Posting a pic of my rava ladoo. :-)
Hi Anna,
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment :) Really happy to know that you are a frequent visitor here.
Btw, I couldnt find your Rava laddu pic, can you pls post it again or sed it to mjm@mariasmenu.com? thanks!
Pls do say my thanks to your friends too..
Cheers
Maria
Dear Maria,
Please find my rava ladoo pic attached :-) it tasted really good..and it got me loads of appreciation ;-)
Hi Anna,
I’m so sorry dear, but I cant see the pic now also :(( I’m not sure why it’s happening like that…
If it’s ok with you, you can send it to my email id mjm@mariasmenu.com
Cheers
Maria
Dear Maria,
This is the first time I am writing to you. I try lots of recipes from your blog and all of them are a big hit. Myself and my husband are a great fan of yours.Today I tried your Rava Ladoo and it turned out well. Thanks a ton dear..I am attaching a pic of it (Sorry I am not a good photographer). Keep blogging..Once again a big thanks. God bless.
Remya.
Hi Remya,
Thanks a lot for writing to me :) Really happy to know that you’ve tried recipes from here and liked them too..
Rava laddu looks nice! I’ll share the pic on FB page one of these days. Thank for sharing the pic here :)
Dear Maria,
I am a fan of you seriously for sharing these mouth watering recipes :) I have tried Rava Laddu, but forgot to tell you that it went very well. My family members liked it a lot. Thank you :))
Rohith
Hi Rohith,
You are welcome!
I’m happy to see that you are trying out different recipes from here and I’m very excited to see the pics of your creations :) Thank you so much for trying the recipes and also for sharing the pics here.
Happy cooking!
My first attempt in Laddu category and turned out well…turned pretty good..thank u…also at the end i coated it with some powdered sugar..so awesome!!!!
Thanks Asha :) I’m so glad that you liked this recipe.
Cheers
Maria
Thanks a lot Maria… Followed your steps.. Came out really well :)
You are welcome Rehna :) I’m really happy that the laddus came out well for you.
Thanks for the comment dear.
Cheers
Maria
You are welcome dear Raheema :)
Thanks Maria…i was searching for a recipe for preparing soft rava ladoos..i tried this one and came out well…
Thank you Maria for this simple recipe..my first experiment in kitchen begins with this..thank u very much..it came out well..super soft laddoos….
Hi Surya,
You are welcome dear :) Great to know that this was your first kitchen experiment and it turned out well. Good going!
Thanks a lot for sharing your feedback and the pic. The laddus look great!
Cheers
Maria
this is a very easy recipe. made it a couple of times and never goes wrong!. Thanks MAria.
Hi Pooja,
Thank you so much :) Nice to know that you’ve made it several times..
Cheers
Maria
It was an awesome recipe chechi like ur usual ones… great effort dear…luvd ur devotion…i had a doubt on this…hw will it be if we powder the rava mixture??
Regards
Geethu
Thanks Geethu dear :) I havent tried with powdered rava, so I’m not familiar with it’s texture.
Cheers
Maria
Hi chech…!!!
I had this doubt on the back of my mind that i wud “kollamaakafy” this but ur recipes are foolproof i must say. I made this day before yesterday. Only difference reduced sugar a bit… gave it to guests yday. They liked it.They were asking if i bought it from a sweets shop for diwali.. It made my day…n i wanted to make ur day as well by telling u this…!! :D
Thanks a lot Tiji dear :) You sure did made my day!! I’m so glad that this laddus were enjoyed by your guests and thanks again for your kind words.
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
Looks yummy, was definitely waiting 4 this.Tks Maria
Saira
Thanks Saira. I do hope you get to try this..
Hi maria,
Thanks so much for the recipe. That’s so easy and tasty. I had tried many of ur recipes, like mutton olartiyathu, restaurant style chicken curry, varatharacha meen curry, maldu, rava ladoo to name a few. My husband being a chef appraise me whenever I cook ur recipes. Thanks again.
Thank you so much Sajitha :) The list of recipes you’ve tried from here made my day!
So you’ve got a stamp of approval from a chef too, that’s great :)
Cheers
Maria
maria is grated coconut dried coconut?? and are we to fry the raisins in ghee too!! :D :D.. thank you for the recipe :)
Keerti, I used fresh coconut and yes, the raisins need to be fried. I’ve mentioned that in the recipe.
Cheers
Maria
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what a coicidence maria.. i was working on the rava ladoo post today… had made it last month …still not sure whethr to post it or not!!!:) ur laddoos are very tempting…:)
Thanks Renu :) You havent posted the rava laddu yet, right? What’s holding you back? I’m waiting to see your version..
Cheers
Maria
Chechi… Yummy… i can feel the aroma of roasted rava+ coconut mix. My mom prepares this….N i Love it… I also have plans to make this…There another version of rava ladu with powdered rava. have u tried it?
Thanks Ritu dear :) I’m glad that you tried it and a big thank you for sharing it on your blog.
I havent tried with powdered rava.
Cheers
Maria