Ingredients:

• 1 cup – fine Rawa
• 1/2 cup – Milk
• 4/5 cup – sugar, ground
• 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder
• 15 to 20 – Saffron strands
• 1/2 cup – Ghee

Method:

1. Sieve rawa in a large plate or bowl.
2. Add 1 tbsp of melted ghee.
3. Sprinkle milk and press down firmly.
4. Keep aside for 8-10 minutes.
5. Melt remaining ghee in a heavy bottomed pan.
6. Crumble rawa with fingers.
7. Add to melted ghee, stirring continuously with a spatula.
8. Stir and roast till rawa gives out a strong aroma and turns light pink and the ghee starts to separate.
9. Transfer to a large bowl and cool for 2 minutes.
10. Add sugar, cardamom, saffron and mix well.
11. Press firmly, shaping into ladoos of desired size.
12. Cool completely, before storing in airtight container.

Recipe courtesy of Swapna Mettu Siva Reddy