Ingredients:

• 3.5 cups – rava/sooji
• 3 cups – Sugar
• 10-12 Elaichies, powdered
• 1 cup – water
• 1 small cup – dry Coconut
• 2 tbsp – Ghee

Method:

1. Cook sugar and water on medium gas till it forms a good syrup.
2. On another flame, heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add rava in it and fry till rava becomes slightly brown and it leaves good aroma.
3. Then mix Elaichi powder and dry coconut in it. Mix well and cook for more 2 minutes. Then remove the rava in a big plate.
4. Add sugar syrup to it and mix well. Let it cool properly. It may take about half an hour. Keep stirring in between.
5. When mixture becomes quite thick make laddoos.

Recipe courtesy of Rajyalakshmi Philkana