Semolina Ladoo (Rava Laddoo)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Semolina is the purified middlings of hard wheat used in making pasta; also, the coarse middlings used for breakfast cereals and puddings. Rava laddu is a sweet dish prepared with rava, ghee and sugar. Dry grapes and cashewnuts are added for exotic taste. This recipe is also from my mom who is a specialist in preparing sweets (especially Sourashtrian Sweets).
Ingredients:
Semolina (Rava) - 1 cup
Coconut (grated) - 3/4 cup
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Sugar - 1 1/2 cups
Milk - 4 tbsp
Cashews - 7 or 8
Cloves - 5
Dry grapes - 10
Cardomom powder - a pinch
Raisins - 2 tsp
Direction:
1. In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of ghee and add semolina and fry for 5 minutes app. (or) till it turns golden yellow colour. Pour it into a mixing bowl and keep aside.
2. With 1 tsp of ghee, fry cashew nuts (split) and cloves separately. Pour it to the mixing bowl.
3. Fry grated coconut (without oil/ghee) for a couple of minutes and add it to the mixing bowl.
4. Add all the other ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix nicely. Add the remaining ghee to the bowl.
5. Now, add 2 tsp of boiling milk to the mix and make moist enough to make firm balls. Start making balls, if its not firm enough, add some more milk (little by little) and check.
6. The amount shown here makes 12-13 ladoos.
March 17, 2009 at 11:28 PM
oh my gosh!!! look at those pictures... not fair to post so many tempting pictures priya... and that too a sweet. I have a major sweet tooth. ladoos look amazing... wish I could taste it. by the way, do you photograph these pics? they are mind blowing!
March 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM
wow..great pics dear..esply the last n 2nd last one..:)..loved those laddoo's ..they are perfect..!!
March 18, 2009 at 5:56 AM
They look superb! I'd like a little more cashews in mine though :D
The pics are simply amazing!
March 18, 2009 at 6:21 AM
wow ! priya ..semolina laddu is looking awsome ...hey nice click ..all the pics have come out very nice :)
March 18, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Rava ladoo looks very delicious Priya. One of my fav.. lovely photos.
March 18, 2009 at 7:20 AM
Wow.. what a gr8 pics! Lovely snaps! Ladoo looks perfect and yummy!
March 18, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Awesome clicks Vishnu...lovely ladoos....we don't add cloves...nice recipe...very inviting....ur pics r making me drool.
March 18, 2009 at 10:06 AM
The Ladoos looks so tasty and mouth-watering priya. I will try this and let u know. I surely think you should think about photography as profession, u rock :)
March 18, 2009 at 11:40 AM
awesome clicks priya..looks yummy..i am drooling all over it :))
March 18, 2009 at 3:50 PM
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March 18, 2009 at 3:53 PM
=> Varsha, Thank you dear! :)
=> A&N, thank you so much! Yeah, I'd love more cashews too, but gotta maintain our weight too... :)
=> Mangala, Thank you dear! Really appreciate your comments! :)
=> Trupti, thank you for stopping by, yeah, my gramma makes it more tastier with more ghee and cashews. :) I love it too...
=> Anu, Thank you so much for the lovely words! :)
March 18, 2009 at 3:58 PM
=> Deepu, thank you dear! :) I think I'm able to improve a lot with your help! :)
=> Sangeetha, thank you so much! I'm really getting encouraged and inspired by your words! :) (P.S. Tell Sriram too... hee hee :D Just kidding!! )
=> Thank you Lavanya, will save some for you if you are gonna visit us!! :D
March 18, 2009 at 4:28 PM
the pics are awesome. i really want to grab some of those yummy laddoos.
hey, did you change the template? looks soooo cute. love the header pic too.
March 18, 2009 at 7:03 PM
ரவா லட்டை “ராவா” சாப்பிடலாம் போல அழகாயிருக்கு ’புகையிலாப்படங்கள்’(அவ்ளோ தெளிவாயிருக்கு) :-) கலக்குங்க தலைவி!
-ரா.சு
March 18, 2009 at 11:55 PM
oh my god what a pics man,i am just getting tempted to eat it offffffffffffffff.
March 19, 2009 at 3:29 AM
Priya..You are capturing so Brilliantly! Your Banana Couple's and chakli's on wooden spoon are my favourites.
I love this rava laddu!
Great..Great Job!
March 19, 2009 at 4:42 AM
Rava ladoo looks so perfect and yummy.
March 19, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Priya,
Wonderful yaar. Tempting me to try the same. Every time i see the recipes here, i feel like grabbing them ;-) Fantastic pics...
March 19, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Great pictures yaar. Looks so yummy. This laddu's r making me hungry.
March 19, 2009 at 12:42 PM
I absolutely adore rava ladoos and yours look fantastic ! Wish I could have some of that, as everyone before me has mentioned the pictures are awesome !
March 19, 2009 at 2:39 PM
ரா.சு., தங்கள் கவிதைத்துவமான கருத்தைப் படித்து, மிக்க மகிழ்ச்சி அடைந்தேன். மிக்க நன்றி!! :)
March 19, 2009 at 2:43 PM
=> Vibaas, thank you da, sure grab as many as you want.. :)
Yes, I have changed the template, thanks for noticing. :)
=> Varunavi, thanks dear! :)
=> Lavi, thanks for stopping by, and thank you so much for taking time to leave those beautiful words for me! :)
=> Vicky, thanks for stopping by and your lovely comments! :)
=> Anu, please grab some dear! :)
=> Dhanya, thank you so much! :)
=> Usha, thank you! I tried it for the first time, but came out good. As its a simple recipe, hope you try and taste it too... :)
March 19, 2009 at 5:26 PM
I am not a laddoo fan, but I sure do love this variety. I do not add cloves though to the rawa laddoos. They look gorgeous. Delectable clicks!
March 20, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Wow it looks awesome, i admire your photography too.
March 20, 2009 at 2:32 AM
wow!! beautiful pics priya!! those laddoo's look so moist!!
March 20, 2009 at 10:02 AM
wow! looks delicious and so yum!
lovely clicks!
may i know what camera r u using and the technique u follow to click those pics!
its amazing!
March 20, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Hi Priya...thats a lovely pic, the ladoos look divine....I love the fact that you dont have to make a sugar syrup, thats where I always go wrong...will surely try this, cant wait actually:)
First time here...you have a wonderful place.
March 20, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Hey Priya,
After looking at the rava laddu for quiet some time, i went downstairs and made this laddu and had rightaway.hihi...It was soo yummy yaar .The pictures you put in this blog is so tempting. I used fresh coconut and fried the raisins in ghee.Thank you very much for sharing this recipe.:)
March 20, 2009 at 6:44 PM
=> Mona, Thank you so much for the comments! :) Yeah, I guess only my mom & relatives add cloves to it...
=> Premy, thanks so much! :)
=> Maria, thank you dear! We add a little bit of boiling milk to make it a little moist! :)
=> Sri, Thank you dear! :)
=> Poornima, thank you so much for stopping by, and those lovely words! Yeah, this version is very simple, do let me know how it turned out! :)
=> Dhanya, you have no idea how happy I am today! You made my day! I'm really happy to know you tried my recipe and liked it! Thank you soooo much for letting me know! :) :) Sure, I will note that we can add raisins too!
March 21, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Awesome pix... Looks very yummy! My friend used to make them a lot and send over - I love them... Maybe I will try it too now
March 21, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Prefect for my sweet tooth priya, just drooling over those cute laddoos, gonna try..
March 22, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Delicious...looks so tempting...
March 23, 2009 at 12:13 AM
Lovely click.. Delicious ladoos. Will surely try out priya!
March 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Awesome clicks....!!
March 29, 2009 at 8:53 PM
=> Oriya food, thank you, sure let me know how it turns out, thanks for dropping by... :)
=> Priya, thanks for the lovely comment and also mentioning me at your blog :)
=> Pooja, Sanghi, Sharmilee... thank you so much dears!! :)
April 1, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Priya, laddus r just temptingggg, and once again look at those gorgeous pictures......yummmmmmmmmm!
December 11, 2009 at 6:13 PM
looking at those ladoos, i don't feel like closing the page, please don't post these very tempting pictures.
by a very addicted sweet lover.
October 29, 2010 at 11:08 AM
Hi Priya...rava ladoo looks wonderful!!Planning to make these 4 Diwali. Can u pls tell me what kind of rava u used for these? The fine or coarse?
Thanks
October 30, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Hi Preethi, Thanks for stopping by. I used coarse rava for preparing these ladoos. Have a great Diwali! :)