Rava Ladoo

rava ladooIngredients:

1. Rava/Semolina/Sooji - 1 &1/2 cups
2. Sugar - 1/2 cup
3. Ghee - 3/4 cup
4. Milk - for binding
5. Cashewnuts - for garnishing

Method:

1. Fry semolina in 1tbsp. ghee till the rawness goes, i.e., the white colour turns into golden.
2. Cool it and grind it in a mixer along with sugar,but don't let it become very fine.
3. If the ghee is solid, heat it to liquify it.
4. Fry cashewnuts in ghee.
4. Then using this ghee, make balls of the semolina-sugar mixture.
5. Add milk if required, but do not add too much of milk as it may make the ladoos too hard.
6. Place a cashewnut on top of each ladoo.

Variation: You may mix the cashewnut pieces with the semolina-sugar mixture and then make ladoos.
You may also add raisins,badam etc.

This is a popular sweet of the South. My mother used to make this irresistible sweet for me when i was small and i loved it. Hope u guys love it too :-)