Rava Coconut Ladoo Recipe(Suji ke Laddu)

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This Rava Coconut Ladoo Recipe is so simple and makes the best-tasting ladoos or laddus (native name for sweet round balls). These irresistible bite-sized treats, made with semolina, grated coconut, and embedded with crunchy nuts and raisins, are a heavenly combination and a treat to your taste buds. With every bite, the flavors exude, and the taste will linger for a long time.

ladoo made with rava coconut ladoo recipe in a white bowl.

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Why you'll love this Ladoo?
Ingredients needed
Rava Coconut Ladoo Recipe - How do you make it?
Recipe FAQs
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Rava Coconut Ladoo Recipe

Why you'll love this Ladoo?

This is one of the easiest sweets to make and also tastes good. Usually, rava ladoos need boiling sugar syrup with a one-string consistency, etc, which makes it a bit tedious process, but this recipe skips all of that.
You need very few ingredients and you can make it in less than half an hour. The combination of Semolina and coconut is indeed a perfect one.
The tiny bits of nuts and raisins also add to the taste, like in the fried modak recipe. It has a good shelf life if you keep it refrigerated, so you can enjoy it for a longer time. Kids usually love these sweet balls and keep them energetic.
This sweet, along with other delicacies like kaju katli, doodh peda, tasty besan ladoo, gulab jamun using gits mix, is popularly made during festivals like Diwali, "festival of lights", Ganesh Chaturthi, or any other festive occasions.

Ingredients needed

Ingredients to make rava coconut ladoo displayed on a white counter.

Semolina - Also known by the name Suji Rava, and is the main ingredient; some folks prefer the fine version of semolina for the ladoos like we use in wheat suji halwa. I used the regular coarse suji rava.
Grated Fresh coconut - Frozen but thawed to room temperature can be used as well.
Sugar- Granulated and fine.
Cashew nuts and raisins are chopped into small bits.
Milk to bind the ingredients when shaping into round balls.

Rava Coconut Ladoo Recipe - How do you make it?

This recipe is from a good friend who is an expert in making sweets. To prepare the ladoos, simply heat all the ingredients like semolina, sugar, and grated coconut, adding one after another, and then allow the mixture to cool. The nuts and cardamom powder are also added. A little milk is then sprinkled on the mixture to help bind the ingredients together.

Once combined, use your fist to shape the mixture into small balls. Since this sweet contains milk, it's essential to store it in an airtight container and refrigerate to keep it fresh and prevent spoilage.

Roasting semolina with ghee in a black pan with a wooden spoon.

Step 1: Heat ghee and roast the nuts and raisins, and keep aside. In the remaining ghee, add semolina or rava and roast well.

Ladoo mixture roasted in ghee in a black pan.

Step 2: After about 6 to 7 minutes, it should be roasted well.

Sugar added to the ladoo mixture in a black pan.

Step 3: Add in the sugar.

Step 4: Keep stirring for about 2 minutes and combine well.

grated coconut added to ladoo mixture in a black skillet.

Step 5: Add grated coconut and keep stirring again for another 2 minutes.

Ladoo preparation in a black skillet with cardamom powdered added to it.

Step 6: Add powdered cardamom and mix well.

ladoo mixture in a white plate with a steel bowl of milk.

Step 7: Spread the contents onto a flat plate and let it cool for about 2 minutes. Sprinkle milk on the contents and mix well.

Rava coconut ladoo rolled to form a round ball shape.

Step 8: Take a scoop of the mixture with your fist and shape it into round balls. Transfer them into an air-tight glass container.

Recipe FAQs

Why am I unable to bind the Rava ladoos into a round shape?

Using very little ghee or milk can result in ladoos not being able to be shaped. Add a little warm milk, press with your fist for about 30 to 60 seconds, and then slowly roll to get the round shape.

Which kind of Rava to use when making the ladoos?

In this recipe, I used the regular coarse suji upma rava, you can also use the bombay rava or super fine rava (semolina) for making this.

What is the shelf life of the ladoos?

Rava ladoos can stay fresh at room temperature in an air-tight container for a day. Since we use fresh coconut and milk, it is better to store them refrigerated for about 3 to 4 days.

ladoo made with rava coconut ladoo recipe in a glass container.

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