A New Delhi Restaurant patron brought in this treat last week. After scarfing down the lot, she agreed to share the recipe. We hope you like it as much as we did.
Rava Laddus
Makes about 12 – 15
Ingredients
1 cup of soji rava (coarse semolina)
1/2 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped cashews
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1 teaspoon powdered cardamom
Directions
Fry rava in a saucepan with butter or margarine on low to medium heat for 15 minutes.
Saute cashews, raisins and walnuts in a teaspoon of ghee.
Add sugar, raisins, cashews, walnuts, coconut flakes and powdered cardamom and mix together.
While it is warm, add warm 2% milk, a little at a time to bind all the ingredients and make the laddus. Set them in a plate for half an hour and store in a container.