Rava Ladoo

Celebrate Diwali with these delicious Rava Ladoo: delicious and crumbly Indian cookies made with semolina, coconut, cashew nuts and raisins that literally melt in your mouth!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Author: Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

300 gms – 1 2/3 cups + 2 tbsp semolina rava/sooji
60 gms – 2/3 cup fine unsweetened coconut desiccated
180 gms – ¾ cup + 2 tbsp or less sugar
2 or 3 green cardamoms
60 gms + 2 tbsp – ¼ cup ghee
raisins and cashew nuts as needed

Instructions

Roast the rava/sooji until aromatic.
Roast the coconut until aromatic.
In a blender, powder the sugar with the cardamom. Add the rava/sooji and coconut and grind well.
Fry the raisins and cashew nuts in ghee. Add them to the blended mixture.
Add ghee as required to make a cookie-like dough.
Make the balls and set aside to dry for a couple of hours before serving.
Store in an air-tight container.