SOOJI COCONUT LADOO

Sooji Coconut Ladoo or Rava Ladoo is an easy and quick dessert. Roasted sooji, Coconut, Nuts, and Milk together make an excellent ladoo.

Smart Cooking Tips:

1. Avoid roasting sooji/rava for a long time. It should be in a soft texture.

2. Make sure to add warm milk for binding the ladoos.

1. If you replace the milk with ghee for binding, the sooji ladoo will stay good for a longer time. With the milk, it will stay good up to 3 days.

2. You can also avoid adding coconut in this recipe, but coconut gives more flavor and taste.

3. Adjust adding ghee according to your taste, I usually prefer ghee taste and flavor in my sweets.

Easy and Quick Diwali Sweet:

During Diwali and other special occasions, this sooji ladoo is an excellent sweet to make and store it for some time. Especially for working moms, it is an excellent time-saving and delicious sweet. You can make it in under 30 minutes without soaking, grinding and frying. This ladoo also works best for the parties with the large crowd, potlucks, and picnics. You can make it a day before and serve it for your guests as it is without heating or cooling.

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SOOJI COCONUT LADOO

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Sooji Coconut Ladoo or Rava Ladoo is an easy and quick dessert. Roasted sooji, Coconut, Nuts, and Milk together make an excellent ladoo. 

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 6

Author: Antonet Roajer

Ingredients

• 2 cup SOOJI (RAVA)
• 0.75 cup SUGAR (to taste)
• 0.50 cup MILK (as required to shape ladoos)
• 1 cup COCONUT SHREDDED
• 10 gms CASHEW NUTS CHOPPED
• 10 gms RAISINS
• 2 no CARDAMOM
• 2 tbsp GHEE

Instructions

1. In a pan, heat a tbsp of ghee, add sooji and roast over a medium heat, until the nice aroma comes out (you do not have to wait until the color changes into golden brown) and transfer the roasted sooji to a bowl.

2. In the same pan, heat another tbsp of ghee and roast the cashew nuts and raisins until the cashew nuts color changes into golden brown.  

3. Add the shredded coconut and roast until the color changes into light golden brown and add it to the roasted sooji.

4. Add crushed cardamoms, sugar and mix well. Add the warm milk little by little (1 tbsp at a time) and shape them into small balls. Sooji coconut ladoo is ready to serve.

How to serve Sooji Coconut Ladoo?

You can make this sweet in bulk and store it in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Serve this sweet as it is.