Back
0 from 93 votes

Rava Coconut Laddu

Soft melt in the mouth laddu made with freshly grated coconut, roasted semolina with the heavenly essense of cardamom and saffron.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Cooling time
2 hrs
Total Time
30 mins
Calories: 159 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fine rava/semolina sooji
  • 2 tablespoons besan gram flour
  • ½ cup ghee
  • 1 cup grated coconut fresh or frozen
  • 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 2 tablespoon nuts sliced almonds and pistachios
Sugar Syrup:
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • ¾ cup water

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. Roast the rava and besan with ghee for 10 minutes, stirring constantly on medium heat.
  2. Add the grated coconut and roast for another 2 minutes. Turn the heat off.
  3. Add sugar and water to a saucepan and bring it to a full boil on medium-high heat. Then adjust the heat to the lowest setting and allow it to simmer for 5 to 7 minutes. Lift the spoon up and watch the last few drops of syrup dripping from the spoon. The last drops should form a one-line string. Make sure not to overcook or undercook the syrup. More tips are in the notes below.
  4. Add the sugar syrup to the roasted ingredients. Add saffron, cardamom powder, nuts, raisins and mix well.
  5. Allow the mixture to completely cool down. Make round balls using about 3 to 4 tablespoons of the mixture. Press them in the plam of your hands and then roll them into round balls.

Notes

  • No-fail tips for perfect sugar syrup: 
  • Instant Pot Sugar Syrup:
  • Use fine rava and roast to light golden brown color
  • Use homemade ghee if possible
  • Thaw frozen coconut to room temperature. You can microwave for a few seconds. 
  • Allow the mixture to fully cool down before trying to make laddu. At first, they may seem a bit too soft but they dry up eventually
  • Does your mixture look too dry even before you try to roll them? This only means that the syrup was overcooked. To fix, simply sprinkle some warm ghee and warm water and roll into round balls
  • Use an external timer to time the syrup cook time. It takes me 6 minutes to make the syrup with ¾ cup of water and 1.5 cups of sugar in a 2-quart saucepan
  • If you double the recipe, it will take about 8 minutes for the syrup to be ready
  • To check if the syrup is cooked properly, simply lift the spoon up and watch the last few drops of syrup dripping from the spoon. The last drops should form a one-line string
  • Add sugar and water to the Instant Pot and mix well, dissolving most of the sugar in the water
  • Pressure cook on Hi for 4 minutes followed by quick release
  • When opening, be careful to not drop the steam water from the lid into the syrup. That's all! You have the perfect sugar syrup for this laddu

Nutrition Information

Calories 159kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 9mg (3%) Sodium 2mg (0%) Potassium 65mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin C 0.2mg (0%) Calcium 6mg (1%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 159

% Daily Value*

Calories 159kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Potassium 65mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 6mg 1%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.