BM #89 Week 2 Day 3 -
To conclude the series of stuffed dishes, here is a dessert which is close to my heart.
If you are a Gulkhand lover, then this is a must have dessert. I have made the laddus in a slightly smaller size so that it can be popped into your mouth which makes the flavor of gulkhand burst while chewing it :).
My husband who is a greater fan of gulkhand felt that the gulkhand was not enough in the laddu :).
Ingredients -
Bombay Rava/ Sooji/Semolina 1 cup
Dry Coconut Grated/Powdered 1/2 cup
Mixed Nuts Coarsely Powdered 1/4 cup
Gulkhand 1/4 cup
Sugar 3/4 cup - 1 cup (as desired)
Ghee - 2 Tbsp or more if desired
Cashews broken handful
Raisins handful
Milk 1/2 cup or as needed
Method Of Preparation -
In a heated kadai/deep pan , add a Tbsp of ghee and fry the cashews and raisins until the cashews are golden brown in color. Keep them aside in a separate bowl.
In the same kadai, add the remaining ghee and add the rava and powdered nuts. Roast until it gets a golden hue and gives out a good smell. In the warm kadai, roast the coconut powder too. Let the rava cool down to room temperature.
In a mixing bowl, add the roasted rava, coconut, cashews and raisins. Add fine sugar and gently mix. If the sugar grain is too granulated, it is better to grind it to a powdered form. Since we use fine sugar I didn't have to do this process.
Now gradually add warm milk to the mixture and check if if the consistency is right to make a laddu.
Meanwhile divide the Gulkhand into 12-15 portions. Roll them into marble shapes.
Take small portions of the mixture, embed the gulkhand portion and make laddus by gently bouncing the mixture in your hand. Take care not to press the laddu too hard as they would become very hard upon drying.
Gently place the laddus in a plate to let them air dry. When they are dry enough, store them in an air tight container.
Preparation Time 30 minutes
Makes 12-15
Such a simple recipe. Gulkhand is a childhood favorite. I will try these soon.
wow ! thats a great idea.. we r big fans of giulkand and altho I can't eat much these days, I love to swirl a bit in my beeda (post lunch paan) on a lazy sunday brunch ! these laddus are the perfect bite size, Harini
This is such a fantastic stuffed dish Harini. Never really had Gulkand and to see it being stuffed is amazing. Must try sometime..
Thats a brilliant idea of stuffing gulkhand in rava laddoo. Very tempting sweet.
I love gulkhand and these rava laddus look so tempting. I've yet to make rava laddus and your recipe is tempting me to do so.
That is such a wonderful idea to stuff gulkand in ladoos. They look so tiny and super cute and must be bursting with flavours..
Gulkand in ladoo is very interesting and tasty idea..
Gulkand in itself is so delicious and flavoursome. In ladoos it must have tasted aesome.
I love meetha paan and bought a large pack of gulgund. The pack has been sitting in my pantry forever now and I love this idea of stuffing rava ladoos with gulkund. I am going to try this soon.
looks like such a delicious treat to try
Aha now this is a surprise in the ladoo, no one will guess, awesome share.
Thats a rich yummy stuffing and this Laddoo will be a crowd-pleaser for sure
The moment I saw this on FB , I was literally imagining the taste and drooling over it. Love rawa ladoo and gulkand and this is a piece of heaven right!