{Recipe} Rava Ladoo/Semolina Ladoo

Rava Ladoo or semolina Ladoo is  more loved dish during festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. The festival being tomorrow why not share this simple recipe of ladoo's. A quick sweet dish prepared by using few ingredients like semolina,sugar,coconut and nuts.You could also check festival sweet recipes on my blog which includes Milk Sheera,Besan Ladoo,Neureos and now one more edition Rava ladoo. I have always seen my mum and aunty prepared ladoo's but never tried hands on it.Today followed their recipes but only added koya to get extra flavour and this khoya idea i got it from one of the you tube chef from Ruchkar Mejwani.

Total prepared Around 20 Ladoo

Total preparation Time : 30 min

Ganesh Chaturthi Special

Author: Ispolina Silveira

Ingredients

250 Gram Rava/Semolina

200 Gram Sugar

200 Gram Fresh grated coconut

50 Gram Khoya

2 Table spoon Ghee

2 Tsp Cardamom powder

3 Table spoon water

Method

1)First process begins with roasting of rava in ghee,roast for little while may be for about 3 min.Make sure the rava colour remains white.

2)Then remove the roasted rava in separate plate and in the same pan add grated coconut,sugar and water.Cook for about 3-4  min until the sugar melts and becomes liquid.

3)After sugar melted well,then add khoya and dry fruits and again cook for 2-3  min.

4)Allow the mixture of sugar,coconut and khoya to cool down for 15 min.Later add the cooled mixture into roasted rava and mix well.Then again allow to rest for 5 min so the rava soaks the sugar liquid.

5)The give one mix and shape into round ladoo's and spread on plate.

6)Your ladoo's are all ready to serve .Prepare during Christmas or Diwali or Ganesh Chaturthi or just any time when you feel like preparing and you will enjoy every bite of it.

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Ukadiche Modak or sweet steamed Dumplings!!

Today is "Ganesh Chaturthi"  a Hindu Festival celebrated in Honor of Lord Ganesha all over India,But it is grandest and most elaborate in Maharashtra and Goa.In Goa it is called as "Chovoth" the festival runs for Several day,but minimum at least for 2 and half days.Its More Family Affair for and its very sentimental for Goans,Its generally celebration of joint families,some families of 100 or more members still celebrate the festival together with lot of joy in their ancestral homes.In our goan Catholics and Muslims take part in the festival with whole heartily.Kids enjoy the most During chovoth.

Along with worshiping of statue of Lord Ganesha its a festival in the kitchens as well,families prepare lot of different varieties of food mostly vegetarian,they prepare at least 5 types of vegetable along with sweets like Modak(sweet dumplings,neureo's(karanji),Godshe(kheer).

So today i thought lets Celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi in my Kitchen by makings Lord Ganesha's Favorite dish Modak,It was a first attempt but i was surprise to see it was close to perfection :)My Clive just loved it.

Servings 5-6

Total Preparation Time :40 Min

Cooking Time:20 min

Ingredients

For Filling

1 Cup Grated Coconut

1/2 Cup Grated Jaggery

1 tsp Cardamom Powder

1/2 cup Almonds and Walnuts chopped

(Need to cook all the above ingredients in pan till liquid evaporates)

For Modak Dough

1 Cup Rice flour

1 Cup Water(use more if required)

2 Tsp Ghee

little salt for taste

Method

• First Make the filling,for that keep the pan on stove, than add coconut and jaggery and cook for 5 min until jaggery melts ,than add cinnamon powder and almonds-walnuts chopped,mix all well and again cook for 2 min.
• once cooked keep aside to cool down.
• To make dough,keep water for boiling,than add salt .ghee and rice flour and cook by stirring continuously .once stopped stirring cover the lid and allow the flour to cook for a minute.
• Than knead the flour till smooth and soft, Make sure the dough is not hard nor watery.
• To Make Modak take roundels of dough and flatten it ,than in centre add the filling and cover the modak properly so filling doesn't come out.
• Make around 10 15 modak and than steam for about 15 min.
• Serve quickly.