I love celebrating Janmashtami for two reasons- Making small footprints of lord and festive dishes... (Just kidding, Krishna! Of course for you). This time around I did something different from the usual varieties. The usual salty snack (Uppu cheedai) and rava laddu is on the menu for the lord. So, if you really want a sweet dish that doesn't consume much time and is super tasty, here is a treat-
Rava laddu
Ingredients-
1 cup rava (Indian semolina/suji)
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
handful broken cashewnuts
Ghee (clarified butter)
Initial Preparation-
Generally, you use super fine rava for this dish. I couldn't find the super fine one in the market and here is what I did- I gave it a spin in my mixer to break it down and make it super fine. Similarly, the sugar has to be powdered (don't use crystal sugar- if you only have crystal sugar, give it a spin in your mixer/blender and make it to a powder).
How did I do it?
Roast rava in a pan with a bit of ghee till it is well roasted- keep the gas on low flame and do not burn rava/suji. Once done, keep it aside. In a small pan heat some ghee and fry cashew nuts till golden brown and keep it aside (you can include raisins as well). In a bowl, mix roasted rava, fried cashew nuts, cardamom powder and powdered sugar. I used warm ghee to blend the mixture well and make medium sized balls out of them. You need to add the ghee slowly - don't dump too much otherwise it will be difficult to make the balls. You can add warm milk instead of ghee as well. Enjoy!
Sending the entry to FSF - Janmashtami hosted by Show and Tell.
Rava laddu
Ingredients-
1 cup rava (Indian semolina/suji)
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
handful broken cashewnuts
Ghee (clarified butter)
Initial Preparation-
Generally, you use super fine rava for this dish. I couldn't find the super fine one in the market and here is what I did- I gave it a spin in my mixer to break it down and make it super fine. Similarly, the sugar has to be powdered (don't use crystal sugar- if you only have crystal sugar, give it a spin in your mixer/blender and make it to a powder).
How did I do it?
Roast rava in a pan with a bit of ghee till it is well roasted- keep the gas on low flame and do not burn rava/suji. Once done, keep it aside. In a small pan heat some ghee and fry cashew nuts till golden brown and keep it aside (you can include raisins as well). In a bowl, mix roasted rava, fried cashew nuts, cardamom powder and powdered sugar. I used warm ghee to blend the mixture well and make medium sized balls out of them. You need to add the ghee slowly - don't dump too much otherwise it will be difficult to make the balls. You can add warm milk instead of ghee as well. Enjoy!
Sending the entry to FSF - Janmashtami hosted by Show and Tell.
lovely ladoos.. looks perfectly done..
ReplyDeleteExcellent looking ladoos. Delicious offerings to the Lord.
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Gorgeous looking laddoos, Janmashtami wishes to u and ur family.
ReplyDeletesuchi the laddus look perfect and must have tasted swell gal !
ReplyDeletehi! The laddus are nice and in good shape! Ur really rocking. MOM
ReplyDeletelovely ladoos.. looks perfectly done..
ReplyDeleteHappy Janmashtami. Love the laddos.
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Perfectly shaped ladoos, looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteYummy and perfect
ReplyDeleteMy mom loves this ladoo a lot suchi..superly made and perfect
ReplyDeleteSuper good laddo in rava...Hope u enjoyed the krishna jayanthi
ReplyDeletePerfect round laddos ~ they look so festive!
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perfectt and inviting laddooes
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Perfect and yummy ladoos...you have a lovely space glad to follow you
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