Rava Laddu - Karanataka Method

Ingredients:

• 3 cups fine rava
• 3 cups grated copra
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 1 tbsp. cashew nuts (broken)
• 1 tbsp. raisins
• 1 tsp, cardamom powder
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• few strands saffron

Method:

• Heat 1 tbsp. ghee in a kadai and fry the cashew nuts to a golden brown, remove and keep aside.
• Fry the raisins in the same ghee and remove and keep aside.
• Add the remaining ghee and fry the sooji in a medium temp. until the raw smell disappears and u get a good fried rava smell.
• Switch off the heat.. Add the the copra and sugar (you can powder the sugar if you want) and keep stirring for 5 more mints.
• Add the cardamom and fried cashews and raisin and saffron dissolved in milk and mix well.
• Make a small well in the center and add little warm milk and make into ladoos.
• (It will be hot to touch , yet the ladoos have to be made when the mixture is hot)

Notes:

• You cannot keep this for many days because we are using milk.