Carrot Rava ladoo / Carrot semolina sweet ball

  Ladoo were my favorite sweet. I can gobble any number of ladoos . This ladoo with carrot I made for a birthday celebration. It was a huge hit in our family.  

   This ladoo  with the natural colour from the carrot gives it a eye catchy orange colour. This will be a easy way to make kids to have  carrot. We can even tell kids that this was the ladoo which Chotta Bheem ( Animated character in a Indian show ) used to have for his strength.

Requirements :

Rava / Semolina / Sooji –  1 cup

Carrot  - 1 ( Large )

Sugar – ½ cup

Clarifies butter / Ghee –  4 tbs

Milk -  2tbs

Cashew

Raisins

Cardamon – 2  ( optional )

Method :

Peel off the skin and grate the carrot. I used a small grater so the carrot blends well and there won’t be large pieces.

Heat a tablespoon of ghee and fry the cashew and raisins separately.

 Then , add the grated carrot to the  same pan and sauté for two minutes and take off from pan and keep separately.

 In the same pan , add the rava and roast till the nice aroma comes on a medium flame.

 Grind the Cardamon along with the sugar to a fine powder.

In a bowl , add the roasted rava , carrot , cashew , raisins and powdered  sugar combine well.

Warm the remaining ghee and  add this to the rava mixture and mix well.

 If you were not able to shape  ladoo , add the warm milk and shape.

Let it to dry for an hour and store in airtight container.

Carrot Rava Ladoo are ready to serve.

I got around 15 ladoos , it depends on the size of the ladoo.

NOTES:

Cardamon powder can be skipped as the carrot gives a unique flavor.

Milk is used to bind the contents as we finished the ladoos within two days.

More ghee can be used to make the ladoo , if you wish to store for more days , skip the milk.

Aval Nilakadalai Ladoo | Poha Peanut Ladoo – Krishna Jayanthi Special

  Happy Krishna jayanthi /  Janmashtami…..

  

   
    For this year , we dressed Akshara as Krishna  and celebrated. We prepared yesterday – vella seedai , uppu seddai , butter murukku , Thattai.

   Today made this ladoo. First thought of making aval ladoo then made this no ghee aval peanut ladoo.  We will be posting the other recipes soon…

Requirements :

2 cup Aval / poha / flattened rice

1 cup Peanut

1 cup Jaggery

1 tsp Cardamom powder

Method :

 Dry roast the aval in a pan till it is crisp.

Grind aval to a fine powder.

Dry roast peanut till flavor comes out.

Grind the peanut along with jaggery and cardamom powder. It will be sticky.

Add this to the grounded aval and combine well.

Make into round balls of desired size.

Poha peanut ladoo is ready to serve.

Aval Ladoo / Flaked Rice sweet Balls

 Flaked rice is known as aval in Tamil .  It is called in other names as beaten rice , poha and so many.

   It is used in making upma , mixture , payasam and so on. I made a ladoo using this aval , it was so delicious and easy.

  This ladoo is made specially during Krishna jayanthi , Birthday of lord Krishna. This is a healthy sweet as well as snack. It can be made in a jiffy , when the ingredients required are in hand.
  This was one of my favorite recipe from my mom . I like this a lot for its crunchy texture.

 Many make it as smooth ladoo , but I like the coarse texture most. This recipe is cost effective too.

Requirements :

Aval / Flaked rice – 2 cup

Sugar – ¾ cup

Cashew – 6

Ghee – ½ cup

Cardamom - 2

Method :

Melt a spoon of ghee and roast the chopped cashew . Raisins can also be added.

 In the same pan , roast the aval and grind coarsely.

Grind the sugar and cardamom together coarsely.

I always make by grinding coarsely , it will be crunchy while eating.

In a bowl , add the grounded aval , sugar , cashew pieces and mix well.

Melt the ghee and add to this mixture and mix well.

Make round balls when it is still warm or else it can’t be made into shape.

Let it dry for 2 hours . store in air tight container .

It can be refrigerated for a week.

Enjoy the delicious aval ladoo...........

Foxtailmillet Ladoo

 I had posted many recipes from this small grain on my blog . I tried this ladoo for first time.
 Foxtail millet is the second most widely planted species of millet. Its other names include Italian millet , German millet , Chinese millet and Hungarian millet. It is the oldest millet cultivated dating sixth millennium BC.
 As it is rich in fiber content helps in preventing constipation.We must include this wonderful grain at least once in a month.
 It was crunchy as I used the whole grain. It is easy to make only with three ingredients.

Requirements :

Foxtail millet – 1 cup

Brown sugar – ½ cup

Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

Method :

Dry roast the foxtail millet till the aroma comes. Take off from flame.

Mix the brown sugar with quarter cup of water and bring to boil.

When the syrup reaches one string consistency take off from flame and add the roasted grain and cardamom powder .

Mix well and let it cool till we can hold the mixture in hand.

Make into small round ladoos.

Foxtail millet ladoos are ready to serve.

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Coconut Dates Ladoo

This is another ladoo with the natural sweetness. This healthy ladoo is simple and easy to make within minutes. As dates are rich in iron it is essential to have dates daily.

 As this ladoo has no added sugar it is healthy.

Requirements :

Dates  - 1 cup

Grated Coconut – 1 cup + 4 tbs

Ghee  – ¼ tsp

Method :

Chop the dates into small pieces.

Dry roast the coconut and keep  aside. Keep the 4 tbsp coconut aside for rolling the ladoo.

Heat the pan , add the ghee and chopped dates and sauté well.

Cook for about five minutes in low flame till the dates become smooth. Take off from flame and allow to cool.

Mix the dates with the roasted coconut and make into round balls.

Spread the 4 tbs of coconut in a flat tray.

Roll the ladoos in the coconut and allow to dry for half an hour.

About 20 – 25 ladoos can be made and it may varies according to the size. It can be stored for 10 days.

Store the ladoos in air tight containers.

 Note :

 Dessicated coconut can be used instead of fresh coconut. 




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Peanut Ladoo

 This is simple and healthy ladoo. This ladoo needs only two ingredients.

Peanuts are rich in niacin

Requirements :

Peanut – 1 cup

Jaggery – ½  cup

Method :

Dry roast the peanuts  and let it cool.

Grind the peanuts along with the jaggery.

Make small balls of this mixture .

Store in air tight containers.

You will get about 15 – 20 ladoos according to the size.

Peanut ladoos are ready.

Note :

  If you are not able to make balls means can add little ghee. It will be easy to make with the natural oil from grounded peanuts.

Besan Ladoo

  I love this ladoo’s appearance itself. Its mild yellow colour will be tempting to taste more. I made this besan ladoo for the first time and liked it a lot.

 It is simple to make with few ingredients which are easily available in every ones pantry.

 Besan is rich in protein. It will be healthy snack to kids.

Requirements :

Besan flour – 1 cup

Sugar – ½ cup

Ghee – 1 tbs

Water – ½ cup

Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

Method :

Dry roast the besan flour , till the flavor comes out.

In a pan , mix sugar and water. Bring to boil.

Add the cardamom powder.

Sieve the besan flour into the sugar syrup. Stir continuously.

Take care not to form lumps.

When it thickens , add the ghee and mix well.

At this stage , the mix won’t stick to the vessel.

Take off from flame. Allow to cool.

Make small round balls.

Garnish with nuts. 
Store the ladoos in air tight containers. 
If refrigerated it can be stored for 4 or more days.
If the ladoos are stored in room temperature don't store more than a day.

ROASTED GRAM LADOO

 Roasted Bengal gram is known as pottukadalai in tamil.  This will be used in many south Indian homes daily for making chutney. It is rich in protein and this ladoo will be healthy snack for kids too. As i used brown sugar , it is good for young childrens growth. This is my mom's recipe.

Requirements :

Roasted gram dhal – 1 cup

Brown sugar – ½  cup

Cardamom powder  - a pinch

Method :

Grind the roasted gram to a fine powder.

Mix quarter cup of water to the brown sugar and bring it to boil.

Allow to boil till one string consistency.

Mix this sugar syrup to the grounded flour little by little and mix well.

Make into small round balls and let it dry.

Store in air tight containers.

Roasted gram ladoo is ready to serve.

I got about 15 ladoos. It may varies according to the size of the ladoo.

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