Sooji or rava ladoo is one of the easiest sweet that you can make in few minutes. These are sweet balls made using semolina (sooji/rava), ghee (clarified butter) and sugar. Ladoo is the Indian name for any sweet which is round in shape! For making this ladoo, you first need to roast the sooji, stirring it continuously. Semolina burns very quickly once it’s hot so you have to keep stirring continuously on medium heat. You will know it’s done when you start getting a nice aroma from it. Powder the roasted semolina, powder sugar with cardamom and mix them together. Add some ghee and milk and make ladoos. It’s really that simple!
Ingredients1 cup semolina [sooji or rava]
4 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon ghee [clarified butter]
1 cup granulated sugar
4-5 green cardamom pods seeds taken out after removing the skin
2-3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons cashew broken
1 tablespoon raisins
Method* In a pan heat 1 tablespoon of ghee on medium heat. Once hot add the sooji and roast it stirring continuously till you get a nice aroma, this will take around 6-7 minutes.
* Once roasted, set aside and let it cool down a bit. In another pan, heat 1 teaspoon of ghee on medium heat. Once hot, fry the cashews and raisins in it till nice golden brown.
* Once the sooji has cooled down a bit, grind it using a blender.
* Transfer to a large bowl, also add the fried nuts.
* In a blender, grind together granulated sugar and cardamom seeds.
* Mix the grind sugar into the sooji and nuts mixture. You can save some nuts to garnish at the end.
* Add 3 tablespoons of warm melted ghee and mix. Also add 1-2 tablespoon of milk.
* Take a small amount of mixture in your hand.
* Press it with your hands and from a round shape of a size of a golf ball. If you are not able to form a ladoo, add 1 more tablespoon of milk.
* Repeat the process till the mixture is over. I was able to get 12 ladoos out of this.
* Garnish with nuts [optional].