Coconut Rava Laddu | Rava Ladoo Recipe with Coconut | Sooji Ke Laddu | Rava Coconut Ladoo Recipe | Semolina Ladoo – An incredibly simple dessert to make in 10 minutes for any special occasion or just to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Who’s feeling festive today? Definitely me!!…Let the Ugadi Celebrations begin with this super easy Coconut Rava Laddu Recipe!! Now, don’t let the beauty of this popular classic sweet fool you. It’s actually super easy to make. Sweets are an important part of any celebration in my family. You all know that I’m a sweet lover and I have a big sweet-tooth. So, obviously I just need an excuse to make some sweet or dessert.
Coconut Rava Laddu isn’t an elaborate dessert, but it’s a very good one. What if I told you it’s a one bowl “dump” kinda recipe? Yes….Coconut Rava Laddu is just about that!! This is also an incredibly simple, fail proof recipe that requires just roasting, mixing and shaping, making it perfect for beginners. Specially made during festive occasions, it is sure to satisfy your craving for a sweet tooth.
What is the secret ingredient in Rava Laddu?
If there was a secret ingredient that would make any desert taste delicious, I’m pretty sure it would be coconut. No matter whether it’s a dessert or savoury dish, coconut always adds a rich and creamy element to your dish. The semolina coconut combination is just mind blowing and you will sure love these ladoos. They have an unbeatable melt in your mouth quality that make these ladoos very irresistible. And your tastebuds will agree after that first bite. It is a treat worth making, a sure way to impress your guest and a quick and easy dessert that is loved by kids and adults alike.
Off to Coconut Rava Laddu!!
Easy Steps to follow to prepare
Coconut Rava Laddu
- Add 2 Tablespoons of ghee and roast semolina in a wide pan over medium heat till it starts leaving a nice aroma.
- Keep stirring frequently so that it gets roasted evenly and doesn’t burn.
- Turn off the heat and transfer semolina from the pan to a large bowl and let it cool down completely.
- After the semolina cools down, add desiccated coconut, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
NOTE:
- Dry grind cardamom seeds with a little sugar in a blender to make a fine powder.
- Finely chop nuts and set aside.
- In a pan, add a tablespoon of ghee and fry the nuts over medium heat till cashews turn light brown.
- Now add in roasted nuts to the semolina mixture and mix well.
- Add a few tablespoons of lukewarm milk to the semolina mixture and combine. Make sure you don’t add too much milk. The mix should just get wet.
- You can fry some more cashews in ghee till golden brown and garnish Coconut Rava Laddu (optional).
Let’s start making Rava Laddu
- Start making small balls of the mix. Take a portion of the mix in your hand and press with your fingers together to form a ball. Now place a cashew and press tight to make a ball. Follow same procedure to make all the balls.
- Set aside for a few minutes and serve or store in an airtight container after it cools down completely. Initially ladoos will be slightly soft but will firm up later.
Coconut Rava Laddu | Sooji Ke Laddu | Semolina Ladoo
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Ghee Clarified butter
- 1 Cup Semolina Rava / Sooji
- 1 Cup Desiccated Coconut
- 3/4 Cup Sugar Or Jaggery
- 4 Cardamom pods seeds removed and powdered
To Fry Nuts:
- 1 Tablespoon Ghee
- 15 Almonds roughly chopped
- 15 Cashew nuts broken or chopped
To Make Ladoos:
- 1/4 Cup Lukewarm Milk or as required
Instructions
- Add 2 Tablespoon of ghee and roast semolina in a wide pan over medium heat with constant stirring till it starts leaving a nice aroma.
- Turn off the heat and transfer semolina to a large bowl and let it cool down.
- To this, add desiccated coconut, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
- In a pan, add a tablespoon of ghee and fry the nuts over medium heat till cashews turn light brown.
- Now add roasted nuts to the semolina mixture and mix well.
- Add a few tablespoons of lukewarm milk to the semolina mixture and combine.
- Take a portion of the mix in your hand and press with your fingers together to form a ball.
- Follow same procedure to make all balls.
- Set aside for a few minutes and serve or store in an airtight container.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Do not roast semolina/rava on high heat as it will get easily burnt.
- If using fresh coconut, dry roast in a pan and then add.
- You can increase the amount of sugar if you want it sweeter. Here, I have used rava and sugar in 1:3/4 ratio, make it 1:1 to increase sweetness.
- You can add more milk while shaping the ladooss if you feel the ladoos are too dry and they do not hold together.
- You can substitute milk with ghee while forming the ladoo shape. This gives more flavour and aroma but it will be high in calories.
- You can also include raisins and any other nuts of your choice.
Do check out other Ugadi recipes, Dessert Recipes and Festival recipes from blog!!
Most importantly, do not miss out the Ugadi Pachadi and click here to know more about Ugadi festival.
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Hi! I have never used semolina to make anything. Semolina looks grainy.
Will the laddu tasty grainy or sand like?
Hope you don’t mind me asking this question.
This is a very popular & favourite Indian sweet prepared with semolina…The laddu will be a little grainy but with a crunch & nice aroma since it’s roasted! It will become a little soft as we add milk to make the laddu. In case you have problem with the grainy texture, you can grind it to a powder & use…Hope this helps!
Thank you for sharing recipe with coconut, it is really delicious in taste. I like to make it this weekend. Thank you again for step by step procedure explanation about the recipe.
Padma; Could you please tell me how to change that grumpy icon thing? I don’t like grumpy faces. Thank you.
These were a huge success at my doctor’s office. Well…what was left over after I test tasted them….and taste tested again. 🙂
Happy Ugadi Padma…a perfect sweet for celebration
Thank you amrita 🙂