Rava Laddu Recipe - Dry Fruits Rich Rava Ladoo with Coconut - Step by Step (2024)

Nov 07, 2020 by Maitreyee

Hello there,
While making laddu something went wrong and laddu became too hard while it's still hot, what should I do now. Can I fix them with something??

Response: Hi, you can add some milk to the laddu mixture to make it soft. The mixture turns hard when the sugar syrup is overcooked.

Oct 20, 2017 by Purnima

Hi, Wish you a Very Happy & A Sweet Diwali.
Thanks for this recipe. It's really good.
Tried this one yesterday. It came out very well. But we are used to much less of sweetness. Can I use little less quantity of sugar. Say 1/2 cup. In that case how much of water should I add? Also the laddoo was dry and difficult to roll into laddoo yesterday. Today it became perfect consistency after soaking perfectly. So if I still lessen the sugar syrup will it be difficult to roll into laddoos?

Response: Hello Purnima, if you want to use less sugar, then make the "rava laddus without sugar syrup" (as given in the recipe before the tips section) for perfect laddus.

Oct 14, 2017 by Manju Tembe

Wonderful recipe....Happy with the result....thank you very much....!!!

Oct 14, 2017 by Kartika

What's the shelf life of the ladoos?

Response: Laddu stays good for 8-10 days in an airtight container at room temperature.

Sep 22, 2017 by Yeshwant

Really good recipe. Sugar syrup should be made as instructed ! If we over cook then the mixture will get dry. But even if it gets dry sprinkle little Milk as required to prepare laddus that's what my wife did and there were really yummy laddus. I would rather use 1/2 sugar instead of 3/4 as I don't like too much sweet confectionery items. And I didn't use dry fruits as I like plain laddus ! Thanks thanks thanks foodviva a lot!

Sep 13, 2017 by Karnad

We are preparing today. Thanks for the recipe.

Oct 25, 2016 by Rashmi

Hi....nice recipe...do we use any particular rava...used rajdhani suji...it seemed a lil hard while eating....also for how many mins do we roast suji...do we have to add suji after getting 1 string consistency or when it is about to happen...thanks.

Response: Hello Rashmi, you can use any brand's super fine rava for this recipe. Time for roasting the rava (suji) depends on the thickness of kadai (pan), gas flame etc. When you roast the rava, stir it continuously and roast it over low flame until the color changes to light brown and nice fragrance start to come. You can add the sooji in sugar syrup when the 1-string consistency is about to happen.

Oct 24, 2016 by Shantha

Hi, Can sugar syrup be made with palm sugar or candy?

Response: Hello Shantha, I have never tried palm sugar to make the sugar syrup for this laddu, so I am not able to answer.

Oct 11, 2016 by Suma

I tried this recipe without adding sugar syrup but by adding powdered sugar. But however after adding milk, rava is crunchy and not soft. Rava seems to be not boiled. Should I first add milk and then add sugar. I am clueless why it went wrong.

Response: Hello Suma, the texture of rava in rava laddu should be crunchy and not soft like halwa. The milk is added in little quantity and only for the binding purpose, so the rava stays crunchy.

Oct 03, 2016 by Merina Purohit

Hi Foodviva, thanks a lot for this yummy recipe. I tried it and did it perfectly. I followed the accurate measurement and procedure. I liked it very much and my family members too.
Thanks..

Response: You are welcome Merina. Glad to hear that your family members liked it.

May 08, 2016 by Shru

Hi food viva, I tried the recipe but somethin went wrong, after cooling to room temp, I could not make ladoos, I know it is due to overheating sugar syrup, I like to know how many minutes I have to heat the sugar water solution and flame of the gas should be high or medium or low.

Response: Heat the sugar-water mixture over medium flame and stir continuously with a spoon. When it starts to turn little sticky, add the rava and mix well and turn off the flame. It will take around 5-7 minutes to reach the 1-string consistency (depending on the flame and thickness of the utensils you have used).

Dec 06, 2015 by Geetika Kachru

Hi, can I use wet shredded coconut or maybe a pate of it in place of dry coconut?

Response: If you add the wet coconut (fresh), shelf life of laddu will reduce. So, keep the laddu in the container in refrigerator.

Nov 20, 2015 by Dhanlaxmi Omanakuttan

Hi, I made rava and besan ladoos from your recipes. They came out really well, only thing is in rava ladoos, mixture was very dry and I had to put little little milk and made ladoos. But they were very tasty. I just wanted to know where I went wrong. Do we have to close the lid after putting sugar syrup?

Response: Hi Dhanlaxmi, thanks for trying the recipes. The reason behind dry mixture is the over cooked sugar syrup. If the syrup is cooked longer after reaching the single thread consistency, it happens.

Nov 17, 2015 by Rashmi

Very nicely explained recipe. I was making for the first time and was worried if I do some mistake. I followed the exact measurements & procedure mentioned and they came out to be really yummy laddoos. I am so confident now to make rawa laddoos independently. Thank you foodviva!

Sep 28, 2015 by Bindu Ramya Chegu

Awesome website which uses for us ...

Sep 12, 2015 by Shanthi

It really awesome, taste is good. Thanks.

Jul 01, 2015 by Helen rajesh

I made rava laddu following food viva recipe. I made without using sugar syrup. All the ones were finished within no time. My 1.5-year old son was the best consumer. Now I am a big fan of foodviva. I do not follow any other sites at all.

Response: Thanks Helen, I'm glad your son liked the ladoo.

Feb 23, 2015 by Samira

Hi, can you tell me 3/4 cup sugar means how many in gram?

Response: 3/4 cup granulated sugar equal to 150 grams (approx. value). Hi Samira, I would suggest you to buy measurement cup set for perfect measuring the ingredients because some ingredients are difficult to measure in grams. Follow our cooking measurement guide for common ingredients cup and gram conversions.

Dec 23, 2014 by Gowri Raymond

Does it stay good for 3 days? Do I need to store it in the fridge?

Response: Hi Gowri, it stays good for 8-10 days in an airtight container at room temperature.

Dec 12, 2014 by Tejaswini

Response: Hi Tejaswini, you can use the coconut powder in place of dry shredded coconut in this recipe.

Oct 21, 2014 by Kannan

Fantastic recipe. Very tasty. Thanks.