Rawa Nariyal Laddoo

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM

Ingredients:

Semolina - 1 1/2 cups
Fresh coconut, scraped 3/4 cup
Desi ghee - 4tbsp
Sugar - 1 cup
Raisins - 2 tbsp
Green cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

- Heat ghee in a thick bottomed kadai, stir fry semolina on low heat, till it just starts changing color to light golden.
- Add scraped coconut and continue to stir-fry for one more minute.
- Cook sugar with half a cup of water on medium heat, stirring continously till it dissolves.
- Increase heat, and bring the syrup to a boil.
- Cook without stirring for about five minutes or till it reaches single thread consistency.
- Add warm roasted semolina mixture and green cardamom powder to sugar syrup and mix well.
- Cover with a lid and keep aside for 30 minutes, stirring the mixture at regular intervals.
- Divide the mixture into 12 to 15 equal portions. Shape into firm ladoos and decorate with raisins.