Rava (Sooji) Laddu

And finally, I am back to post some new recipes! It was a not-so-busy holiday season... however, I never got myself to post on both blogs regularly.

I prepared Rava Laddus few minutes back for tomorrow (as its a working day and I won't have the time to cook a hearty meal) and decided to post the recipe without any further delay.

அனைவருக்கும் இனிய பொங்கல் வாழ்த்துக்கள்!!

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Ingredients
Rava (Sooji) - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Food color / Saffron - a pinch
Cardamom Powder - a pinch
Raisins - 1 spoon
Ghee - 2 tbsp

Preparation

• Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a kadai
  
• Add the rava and fry in medium heat, till it turns a little brown
• Transfer contents to a plate and let cool
• In the same kadai, heat 1 cup of water. Add the sugar and food color and stir well
  
• When the water comes a boil, add the fried rava and cardamom powder while stirring. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool
  
• In a small fry pan, heat 1 tbsp of ghee. Add the raisins and saute for 1 min
• Transfer the raisins to the bigger kadai (with the rava/sugar mix)
• Once the contents cool to room temperature (or low enough for you to handle it), take spoonfuls and roll out little laddus (as shown in picture)

Tip: Apply some ghee to hands before you set out to make the laddus. It makes the work a lot easier, while the extra touch of ghee adds to the flavor :)

Source: Periya Pappu