Coconut Rava Ladoo and Burfi - Coconut Semolina Cashew Sweet Balls. Vegan Recipe Glutenfree option
Coconut Rava Ladoo and Burfi. Vegan Gluten-free Indian dessert balls and bars flavored with cardamom. Dairy-free Recipe
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Semolina flour or Brown rice flour for Glutenfree
- 1/2 cup Coconut flakes dried
- 1 Tablespoon Coconut oil optional. Omit to make Oilfree
- 2 Tablespoons chopped cashew pieces optional. Omit to make nutfree
- a pinch of salt
Sugar Syrup
- 1/2 cup ground raw sugar or use jaggery powder
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder depends on how much you love cardamom:
Instructions
- In a large pan, dry roast the semolina on medium-low heat for 6-8 minutes until the color changes and it gets fragrant.
- Using a blender/processor, blend the coconut flakes to make coarse coconut flour.
- Add the blended coconut, coconut oil, salt and cashew pieces to the pan. Mix well and roast for 2 minutes.
- (Coconut oil and cashew pieces can be left out to make nut free and oilfree)
- Meanwhile, in another pan, make the sugar syrup.
- Add all syrup ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue to cook at medium low until one thread consistency- 230 to 235 degrees F / 110ºc.(a few minutes).
- Add the hot sugar syrup to the roasting dry ingredients and mix well to form a lumpy mixture. (Best results when both contents are hot)
- Take off heat. Cool for 2-3 minutes and form balls - Ladoo. Spray a little water if the mixture is too crumbly.
- Or Press immediately into parchment lined or greased baking pan to make Burfi. (I used an 8 by 4 inch pan.) The mixture gets too crumbly as it cools. So shape when still warm-hot. Handle carefully.
- Cut into squares when still warm. The bars will harden as they cool.
- Break into pieces when cool. Store in airtight container for upto a week.
Notes
You can make Coconut laddoo and burfi with just Coconut and no grain. Use 1 cup coconut flakes, grind them into coarse flour. Roast for 2-3 minutes with cashews and coconut oil. Add the sugar syrup and press onto parchment.
Nutritional values based on one serving
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.6mg