Averekaalu Rava Laddu Recipe - Field Beans Semolina Ladoo
Averekaalu Rava Laddu Recipe (Field Beans Semolina Balls Recipe) is a creative way of using the field beans in a sweet. Usually the field beans or the avarekaalu is used only in savory curries or in savory puddings like avarekaalu upma but very few knew that these beans give a good taste once it is used to make this sweet. The laddu is crunchy and soft and is made especially during the Avarekaalu season.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups Sooji (Semolina/ Rava)
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1/2 cup Avarekalu / Lilva Beans
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soaked and skin removed
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1/2 cup Dessicated Coconut
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grated
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1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
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1 cup Jaggery
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2 tablespoons Ghee
Instructions
Step 1
We begin making the Averekaalu Rava Laddu Recipe (Field Beans Semolina Balls Recipe) by soaking the averekaalu in water for about 1 hour and remove the peel
Step 2
If you want to cut down this process you can pressure cook it just before the first whistle comes and drain the water so that it become easy to remove the skin
Step 3
Heat a kadai and dry roasting the semolina till it is golden brown
Step 4
Remove and keep it aside
Step 5
Then in the same roast the desiccated coconut till it is golden brown and keep it aside
Step 6
In the same kadai add ghee, roasted rava, and coconut and cardamom powder and peeled avarekalu combine them and roast in the medium flame for 2 minutes
Step 7
In another pan add jaggery and 2 tablespoon of water and make the jaggery solution till it thickens and sticks to your finger
Step 8
Then add the jaggery syrup to the rava mixture and combine well
Step 9
Allow it to cool for 1 minutes and make balls by applying some oil or water on to your palm
Step 10
Be careful as it will be quite hot
Step 11
Serve the Averekaalu Rava Laddu Recipe (Field Beans Semolina Balls Recipe) as a dessert after your Lunch meal or just eat as a snack