Sooji Ladoo

Ladoo is a ball shaped sweet popular in every region and state of India.  It is made of flour, sugar and other ingredients like ghee, nuts and flavors.  It is often served at festivals and other occasions like birth and marriage etc.  Ladoo comes from the Sanskrit word “ladduka” meaning a small ball.  Common flours used for ladoo include besan(chickpea flour), rava or sooji(semolina) and nuts.

This Diwali we got lots of almonds as gifts.  I wanted to make use of those.  So I tried making the rava ladoo which was very easy to make.  it came out to be tasty as well as nutritious.

Ingredients:

1 cup sooji or rava or semolina, 1 cup powdered sugar,  ½ cup ghee,  ½ tsp cardamom powder, ½ cup roasted almonds, ½ cup milk

Method:

Roast sooji in a heavy pan and put it aside.

Now melt ghee in a pan, add roasted sooji and sugar and stir it well.

Add chopped roasted almonds and cardamom powder and turn off the flame.  Mix it well and take out the mixture in a deep flat dish.

Let it cool off...  Now take a small portion of the mixture, add one tsp of milk and make a ball.  Repeat the same process till all ladoos are made.

These ladoos can stay out of refrigerator for a week.