Sooji Ladoo Recipe

1. In a pan, heat ghee(clarified butter) and roast Rawa/ Sooji in it till you get a nice aroma and the sooji turns pinkish.
2. Add freshly grated coconut and roast for again for 3-4 minutes. Pour out the roasted sooji in a plate and keep aside.
   
3. In the same pan, take sugar and add water till it is completely soaked. Bring it to boil. Keep boiling. In about 2-3 minutes, take a small drop of this sugar solution and try stretching it between your thumb and a finger tip. Continue boiling till it stretches into a firm string. When this happens, turn off the gas and add the roasted sooji to it.
   
4. Mix well and keep aside to cool. After every 1/2 hour, keep turning the mixture. It will take at least 2-3 hours for it to become dry.
5. Break the lumps and knead with hands till the sooji becomes soft enough to roll into Laddoos .
6. Add some cardamom powder and roll into balls (about 1 &1/2" small balls). Stick one raisin on each Laddoo as you roll it.
   

Some important tips :

1. If using fine semolina, remember to boil the sugar solution long enough till you get a firm single string.
2. If the sooji-coconut mixture appears to be too moist to roll into round ladoos, then dry roast 1/4 th cup of semolina and add to the mixture. Let the mixture stay for 2-3 hours and then roll into round ladoos.
3. If the sooji-coconut mixture becomes very dry and you cannot roll it into ladoos, add 1 or 2 tsp of hot water to the mixture and knead to mix nicely again. You will be able to right away roll it into ladoos.