Try this easy and delicious Rava (Semolina or Farina) recipe. It’s a great make-ahead dessert option. With fragrant saffron and coconut, it’s sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Thank you Shantha Dwarkanath for this wonderful recipe!
Ingredients:
Fine Rava/Sooji - 2 cups
Unsalted Butter - ½ stick
Shredded Dry Coconut - 1 ½ cups
Sugar - 2 cups or 1 ½ cups if you want it less sweet
Evaporated Milk - 1 5oz can
Cardamom Powder - ½ tsp
Saffron - 1 pinch, powdered (optional)
Edible Camphor - 1 pinch, powdered (optional)
Raisins – ¼ cup, roasted in a little butter
Cashew/Almond/Pistachio - ¼ cup, coarsely chopped and roasted in a little butter
Method:
- Melt Butter in a non-stick pan on medium heat.
- Add Rava/Sooji and fry until you get the nice roasted Rava aroma.
- Add Shredded Coconut and Sugar and mix well on low heat for few seconds.
- Add Raisins, Nuts, Saffron, Cardamom Powder, and Edible Camphor – Mix well.
- Add Evaporated Milk and turn off the stove. Keep mixing for few minutes until the Evaporated Milk is well incorporated.
- Remove pan from stove.
- Dip your hands in cold water, take small amount of the mixture (golf ball size) and roll it into balls.
- Makes approx. 35 to 40 ladoos depending on the size you make.
Tip:
- Let the Ladoos cool completely before storing them in an airtight container or ziplock bags.
- Store the Ladoos in the freezer – they stay fresh for months! (…but remember to serve at room temperature.
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November 30th, 2007 at 5:15 am
Did not turn out well and i burnt my hand cause i am not a good cook, please make a video for this.
November 30th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I am sorry you burnt your hands…that is why we said ‘dip your hands in cold water’. Anyway, the video is coming out soon…look out for it.
December 24th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Hi,
Watched your video (to be very frank, i was pleasantly surprised!)
Shoot me if you have a gun, i had used condensed milk instead of evapurated milk
I am definately going to make this again.
Thanks a lot for the video.
January 7th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Hi,
Thank you very much for your video recipes. I tried some of them and I am very happy to say they came out real good. One small request Please can tell me the correct measurement of the quantities in gms instead of cups in the rava laddu recipe. Cups vary in size. some recipes like Rava laddu need the exact amount of quantities. Also please try to do the same in all the future recipes.Thank you very much for your time.
January 8th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Hi Jaya,
Thanks for your feedback. We use a standard cup measure which is 8 fluid ounces for all of our recipes. Our suggestion is to use an actual measuring cup instead of a coffee/tea cup or mug which may vary in size. Many times, 8 ounces in weight can be different than 8 ounces in volume…so, the metric conversion from 1 cup to grams can be wrong. 8 ounces is approximately 227 ml, if that helps any.
February 29th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
thanks a lot for all yours video recipes.
March 8th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Where can i find Edible camphor? Its not at my local indian store.
March 12th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Usually the larger Indian grocery stores carry it. If you are not able to find it, you can skip the edible camphor all together. Infact, we prefer to make this recipe without it.
March 24th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
watched ur videos….thanks a lot..i have tried some of ur recipes and it was great in taste..i have tried this rava ladoo too…i wish to knw that dried coconut used in this recipe means desiccated coconut…i used that…and still it was fine
April 8th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Hi………
Can I use whole milk instead of evaporated milk?
April 9th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Hi Sama,
Yes, by dried coconut, we did mean dessicated coconut. Glad your rava ladoos turned out fine.
April 9th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Hi Priya,
Evaporated milk is milk with about 60% of water content removed. Therefore, it is quite a bit thicker than whole milk. You would probably be better off using Half and Half or Heavy Cream. Because the consistency of either of these might be different than the evaporated milk, the recipe might be different (meaning, you might have to use a different amount than what is stated in our recipe).
Let us know if you try it and how it comes out.
April 9th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Hi Hetal
Thanks for responding……, you are from which state?
April 9th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Hi Hetal and Anuja
Could you please show a vedio, how to make Pani Puri ( Golgappa), becos lots of time I tried to make it it did not turn good. any way if possible then pls show……..
April 9th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Hi Priya,
We will make a note to do Golguppas soon.
We are in Texas.
Take Care
April 10th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Hi Priya,
Gujarat…if you meant which Indian state.
Texas…if you meant in the US. :).
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:56 am
Hi Hetal and Anuja……..
I am regular visitors of your site……. and before some days, I posted a recipe how to make Chana Dal Vada( Bhajji) I do not know whether you guys liked the recipe or not, bcos it hava not yet posted. Accually I started cooking after came in USA itself, I am from Kolkata( Calcutta) previosly even I used call to my mom and ask everything how to make this and that, but since a year I started cooking really delicious from Bengali dishes to Northindian and Continental everything(my husband says).So once I tried Chana Dal Vada and it came really good, so I want you guys to try atleast once.
Take care and keep it up
Priya
May 19th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
hi Hetal and Anuja,
please post the recipe for Besan Laddoos.please