RAVA LADOO

INGREDIENTS

• Sooji/ Rava : 1 cup
• Sugar : 3/4 cup (+/- according to taste)
• Ghee : 1/4 cup
• Cardamom powder : 1 tsp
• Cashew nuts : 1.5 tsp (broken)

PROCEDURE

1. Heat ghee in pan and roast cashews till golden brown, keep aside.
2. Then add rava and roast it in the remaining ghee in the same tawa/pan till nice aroma comes. Do not over roast the rava, as they will burn turn brown. Keep aside and allow it to cool. 
3. Powder the sugar in dry mixer. Transform them to a dry mixing bowl.
4. Then grind the roasted rava to a fine powder. 
5. Now add powdered rava to powdered sugar and mix well till sugar is even on all sides.
6. Then add the fried cashews, cardamom powder. 
7. Now heat up ghee and add it.
8. Mix everything together with a ladle, by this time it will look like bread crumbs. Quickly with your hands form them into rounds balls by pressing tight. 

TIPS:

1. Do not add milk or water as it will reduce the self life of the ladoos. The ghee version keeps well even for a week. Hence all the vessels used in the procedure must be dry.
2. Instead of adding the ghee fully before forming the balls, ghee can be added in small quantity while forming the balls

Courtesy : http://www.sharmispassions.com/2010/08/rava-laddusweet-sooji-balls-for.html