Rava Besan ladoo is an indian sweet made during Diwali. Rava
and besan together adds crunchiness and softness to the delicacy. Cashews and
raisins add richness to the sweet. It’s
really easy and simple to make. Everyone at our home likes these simple ladoos.
Ingredients:
Besan/Chickpeas
Flour - 1 1/2 cup
Sugar-3/4 cup
Sooji/Rava-
¾ cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Water-1cup
Cardamom Powder -
1/4 tsp
Almonds - 3 tbsp
(chopped finely)
Raisins- 1 tbsp
Method:
1.Warm the ghee on low heat. Chop the almonds coarsely. Set
aside.
2.In a bowl, sift the chickpea/besan flour. Dry roast the
besan for 10 minutes in simmer flame till you smell a nice aromatic flavor
3.Add the semolina/Rava and the ghee. Mix well until well
combined and roast rava for 5 minutes.
4.And just fry the raisins and almonds in a tbsp of ghee
separately.
5.Remove besan mixture from heat and set aside in a bowl to
cool. add the Raisins, cardamom and half the almonds to this mixture.
6.Now In another pot, add the sugar and water. Start boiling
on medium heat. Keep boiling it for 5 mins. After 5 mins of rapid boiling and it form in single thread consistency.
7.Pour this sugar syrup into the dry mixture. Mix well with a
spoon. Make sure there are no lumps. 8.Cover it and let this mixture rest till it
cools down, absorbs all the syrup and thickens enough to form a ball.
9.Shape the mixture into small ladoos. Garnish with remaining
almonds.