Rava Ladoo - Indian Dessert

[broodingcarcass]

i used too much evaporated milk and the ladoos dont get hard, what do i do

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@broodingcarcass : You will have to add more rava.... :(

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@broodingcarcass : Sorry, and sugar as well.

[RFinkle2]

Could one use coconut milk instead of the evaporated milk?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@RFinkle2 : We have never tried it, but are pretty sure it will work and will taste good.

[mosesmedina]

hello and thank you for this recipe, I just got dont makeing the Ladoo.. oh there so tasty. thank you for such a awsum recipe, my famly injoys it so much thank you..

[mili4jmd]

.Can I use whole milk (boiled milk) instead of evaporated milk ? pl answer it

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@mili4jmd : Sorry, just saw this comment - you will need to cook down the milk quite a bit.

[nandinisaurabh]

Hi,

You guys are amazing.....I have tried a gud no. of recipes.....I have tried these ladoo & they really turned out well....

Just a query...Can I use whole milk (boiled milk) instead of evaporated milk ?

[gautamkare1984]

Hey gals how do I gt in touch with you? I have few recipes for you.. I want you to try them out :)

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@gautamkare1984 : You can email them to us at:

Anuja(at)ShowmeTheCurry(dot)co­m

or/and

Hetal(at)ShowmeTheCurry(dot)co­m

Thanks :)

[aditi1998]

@ShowMeTheCurry why don't you ever type (@) or (.) you can simply type in hetal @ showmethecurry. Com

[richivarma2008]

Nice and very simple wow

[cr1mec0mmit3r]

My friend made a song called Late-night Ladoo and I was like 'WTF?'! Made me search it up, Lawl.

[karmagyal2009]

awsome recipe :D

[monicasweetu91]

wats the difference b/w rawa and suji.... coz both are called semolina.... plz tell...

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@monicasweetu91 : Both are same :)

[JFMello1116]

I tried the recipe today; they kind of feel like they're made of sand (likely undissolved sugar), which is unlike the ready-made ones I bought recently. Have I done something wrong, or are rava laddus that radically different from gramflour laddus?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@JFMello1116

They are very different. Besan (gramflour) is very smooth while sooji is course and like you said, sand-like.

[minoj95]

i prepared it's good

[barodacyril]

hi

Was really fun watching it! Esp: when anuja said that those 35 before Hetal ate had a good laugh :D

My question is isnt it better to use condensed milk instead of evaporated milk or are they the same? Please update

Awaiting to hear from you end.

Anwyas great going!

Cheers

Cyril

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@barodacyril

This was a recipe given to us by someone so we followed it exactly. Condensed milk and evaporated milk are different. Condensed milk is thick and has sugar already added. Evaporated milk is regular milk with about 60% of its moisture removed.

[barodacyril]

@ShowMeTheCurry

Thanks for replying :)

do you recommend condensed milk over evaporated milk if the amount of sugar is controlled?

Pls advice?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@barodacyril

Well...not having tried it, we imagine the biggest challenge would be the texture of the ladoos. Condensed milk is very thick and sticky. It would be harder to incorporate it into the mixture. The evaporated milk is there just to bring together the sooji (bind it) without becoming sticky.

[barodacyril]

@ShowMeTheCurry

hey thanks for your advice! Will follow your instructions :)

And would you be interested in a dried shrimp chutney that is quite well known in trichur side of kerala? Am not sure if you would agree with the smell of the dried shrimp.. pls do let me know if you are still interested?

thanks for being so approachable :)

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@barodacyril

We'd love to see your recipe. You can send it to us at Hetal@showmethecurry (dot) com or Anuja@showmethecurry (dot) com. Where do you buy your dried shrimp?

[barodacyril]

@ShowMeTheCurry I did mail you the recipe, did you get it? Pls do let me know. :)

[nayeer123]

it is sweet

[jessica13323]

If I donot add coconut, will laddoo taste like rava halwa?

[kaputtekatti]

Dear Hetal and Anuja

I watched a lot of your Laddoo recipe videos, and i love your recipes and your videos,

but can you explain to me ( i live in europe ) why condensed milk is a main common ingredient in all of your recipes for sweets? It makes me really curious as it is really hard/impossible to get in my country. Is it an indian tradition? Can it be replaced by cream or normal milk?

Thank your for your answer, and keep up the great work.

[hijklmnop36]

is cocunut opional

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@hijklmnop36 : Coconut is a key flavor to this recipe and it helps give it so texture as well.

[Ashishivani]

Hetal n Anuja,

I really love all ur recipies and ur site is the only one site that i rely on when it comes to making different cuisines...

great work...hope to see u guys on food network...i wish it was u both instead of aarti party :(

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@Ashishivani ...Aaawww :) You warmed our hearts :)

[mc4102]

nice recipe.. mum used to infuse bay leaves in the warm milk as one of the flavourings.... cheers!

[mayacpan]

thanks for clearing it up

[mayacpan]

why is this called rava laddo ?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

@mayacpan

It's a ladoo (ball) made with rava (semolina).

[BookWormArielle]

I loved how the food turned out it was sooo good, It was very sweet i needed to add less sugar. Thanks!

[ranbhorgeeta]

Hi Hetal and Anuja,

Since we have used evaporated milk in this recipe, i was wondering how much is the shelf life of these ladoos outside the refrigerator? Can u pls let me know. I am planning to make them and ship them to my brother.He can refrigerate them once he receives them after 2 days. If these ladoos have less shelf life, can u pls suggest some other ladoos/sweet with higher shelf life. thanks in advance. looking forward to receive ur response soon. I have to make them tomorrow

Geeta

[hcgmurthy]

Please put hair cap when you are cooking something in kitchen for commercial use.I observed you keep pushing your hair back which was covering your eyes.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

We do not cook for commercial use - we cook for our families! Do you wear a cap when you cook at home? Just wondering if you also use gloves.....?

[zairt]

@ShowMeTheCurry that's what i call a good answer..... keep the good work going and just ignore all those odds.

[hcgmurthy]

but i don't touch my hair in kitchen.i will tie my hair

[KissinAndTellin]

@hcgmurthy To each his own. You cook for your family your way, they cook for their families their own way. I certainly don't go to that extent of anal-retentiveness when I'm preparing food for my loved ones but you can feel free to (quietly) do what you want in your own kitchen. Great and easy recipe, ladies!

[bordergurl19]

@hcgmurthy Haha wow what a weirdo

[mcoolvj]

Anuja and Hetal, ur laddus aare gr8 but also tell me why only evaporated milk n not the ordinary regular milk. As in india you dont easily get eavporated milk. Awaiting ur reply. Thanx.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

Since it is not available in India, you can make your own. Take 1 cup dry whole milk powder and mix with 2/3 cup water.

[mcoolvj]

Thanx for the reply.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

The fine one will probably work better when you try to roll them.

[poppycake]

we turkish people make semolina helva and looks like this, we dont use saffraan and i think i will do this recipe without safroon we use vanilla instead...

[jawad384]

Should I use fine or coarse semolina for this recipe?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

Fine semolina.

[rajarammouli420]

i liked it

[rekkhabusy]

Yes you are right my dear, saffron is very expensive, almost half the price of gold. The original saffron 1 gram cost me 18 U.S.dollars, Brand name - Everest. The cost of 1 gram of gold is 31 us$. Nice video, I enjoyed. The best thing watching your video is you always tell in the beginning, the ingredients required: You both are shining stars

[jingabobo]

The saffron would blend in more consistently if you mix it in the milk/water liquid mix.

[rajarova]

Hi,

I have the coarse sujo, can I still make ladoo out of it?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

We've never tried it with coarse suji, but it would still work. The texture may be a bit more crumbly than the fine variety.

[excellenceisme]

Whats substitute of evaporated milk?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

You could try to reconstitute milk powder using less than the required amount of water.

[seenu007]

Thank you for the video. I was able to do it successfully through this video and my roomies liked it.

[debzere]

How long does this recipe take from start to finish?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

It should take approx 30-40 minutes (depending on how fast you can roll the ladoos).

[debzere]

You mentioned that these ladoos are quite sweet. I was wondering if they are a little too sweet? (I haven't tried this recipe yet, but when I do, I don't want it to turn out too sweet). Should I use less sugar than what you have prescribed? Or did you think that the sugar amount prescribed was optimum? Thanks.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

In our recipe (you can find it on ShowMeTheCurry (dot) com), we say 1 1/2 - 2 cups. You would probably be happy with the 1 1 /2 cups of sugar.

[sapnanaresh6]

I already have roasted rava..Do i still need to roast it a little with butter?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

You do not have to fully roast the rava again. Just melt the butter, mix the rava in and heat it through until the rava is well coated with the butter.

[sapnanaresh6]

Thanks!

[secretmaiden]

I would like to know whether I can used sweetened condensed milk instead of evaporated milk. One side-effect is adjust the amount of sugar that I would add. Any other side-effect?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

This was a user-submitted recipe so we followed it exactly. Although we've never tried using condensed milk for this, it should work. Be careful to use just a little at a time because condensed milk is a lot stickier than evaporated milk -- too much might make the ladoos difficult to roll. Let us know if you try it and how the results come out.

[jai82leo]

At the end you have mentioned that dipping hands in cold water to prevent burns, but wouldnt that reduce the shelf life of the ladoos, since it will absorb moisture while we form balls?

[ShowMeTheCurry]

There is already a little bit of moisture from the evaporated milk in the ladoos. If you keep them in an airtight container in the refrigerator, they last for quite a few weeks.

[beckyraj]

Could you use milk instead of evaporated milk and could you replace the coconut with more semolina?

Thanks.

[ShowMeTheCurry]

Evaporated milk is usually more concentrated so you get more milk and less liquid. If you replace it with regular milk, you might lose out on the richness of the ladoos.

You can replace the coconut with more semolina.

[englewoodusa]

aweasome

[krishna1221]

i love lodoo this is my most fav food

[krishna1221]

i love lodoo this is my most fav food