Nov 25, 2009

Pumpkin Rava Laddu

A new treat for the thanksgiving from me!! I have been thinking of making something new for this thanksgiving, so came up with this idea of making laddus with pumpkin. I am so happy that it turned out so delicious and everyone liked them.

Ingredients: (Makes 25 medium-sized Laddus)

  • 1 cup Pumpkin Pulp (canned or fresh) (If using fresh, check out this recipe where I gave step by step instructions for making fresh pumpkin pulp from scratch)
  • 2 cups Semolina (Upma Rava)
  • ½ cup grated Coconut (fresh or dry)
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Ghee
  • Some broken Cashews
  • Some Raisins
  • Some Cardamom Seeds/Powder

Preparation:

Dry roast semolina until it turns golden brown. Then transfer to a plate and keep aside.

In the same pan heat ghee and add cashews + raisins and fry till cashews turn golden brown and raisins bubble up. Then add coconut and again fry till it changes color and turns into light brown.

Later add the pumpkin pulp + sugar and mix well. Keep stirring the mixture until all the sugar gets melted and the mixture attains a soft halwa stage.

Finally add the roasted semolina to the pan and mix very well so that no lumps are formed. Keep stirring the mixture gets thickened (until 2 minutes). Turn off the flame and leave the pan for some time until the mixture cools down and is easy to touch.

When it is cool enough to touch, take small portions of the mixture and make into balls of desired size. Spread on a plate to dry for some time until it gets hardened.

Please Note: As we added pumpkin pulp, it takes a little more time for the laddus to harden.

(But as we couldn’t wait for the laddus to get hardened, we ate them as soon as the laddus are made. They still tasted great, but were little soft and chewy.)

Enjoy these yummy laddus any time of the day. This is my thanksgiving treat for my family.

Here are some more yummy ideas for the thanksgiving:

I wish you all a VERY HAPPY AND FUN-FILLED THANKSGIVING!!

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35 comments:

  1. Dhanya GaneshNovember 25, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    Wow..What a creative idea..pumkin laddus..hmm... looks yummy.

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  2. monaNovember 25, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Wow, they look so delicious!

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  3. ChamNovember 25, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    Pumpkin ladoos wooow Uma that is a Desi way to celebrate Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful Holiday!

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  4. prasuNovember 25, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    wow.....Uma very creative dear....looks delicious..........and healthy.

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  5. UrmiNovember 25, 2009 at 7:56 PM

    I appreciate for your beautiful presentation. Very innovative type of making laddoo. Looks yummy and mouth watering. Thanks a lot for this lovely and yummy recipe of laddoo.
    Please collect your award from my blog.

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  6. jayasreeNovember 25, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    Looks like a combo of pumpkin halwa and rava ladoo. Though I have made both, never thought of combinging them. Very innovative.

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  7. Shanthi KrishnakumarNovember 25, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    Innovative and delicious

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  8. chef and her kitchenNovember 25, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    hmm..thats a fusion recipe..nice color.

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  9. Nandinis foodNovember 25, 2009 at 10:31 PM

    Wow! Innovative and delicious! Nice presentation!

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  10. Sailaja DamodaranNovember 25, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    Love your innovation.....Yummy.Happy Thankgiving

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  11. Sreelekha SumeshNovember 25, 2009 at 11:23 PM

    Very innovative..Nice Ladoos.

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  12. Priya SureshNovember 26, 2009 at 12:45 AM

    Wat a delicious fusion sweets, watelse we need to celebrate Thanksgiving..very unique dish Uma!

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  13. CilantroNovember 26, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    Great way to use pumkin, Happy thanksgiving!!!

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  14. notyet100November 26, 2009 at 2:38 AM

    yummy laddos and very creative idea,..

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  15. lubnakarim06November 26, 2009 at 3:38 AM

    Very new to me.....looks yum....love the way u presented them.....

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  16. TinaNovember 26, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    Nice comb dear....Laddoo looks yummy and perfect.

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  17. Gita JaishankarNovember 26, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    Happy Thanksgiving Uma...the laddoos look so tempting..love your wonderful idea :)

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  18. UnknownNovember 26, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    Lovely and innovative one.

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  19. Deepthi ShankarNovember 26, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    nice presentation. & very innovative as usual

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  20. Shama NagarajanNovember 26, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    different yummy laddoos

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  21. UnknownNovember 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    Pumpkin halwa...great innovative recipe..I am sure it taste as good..Nice presentation.
    wish u & ur family the same...Happy Thankgiving.:)

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  22. karunaNovember 26, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    A very happy thanksgiving to u too Uma. That is a great way to add the holiday flavour to something, indian. Very nice

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  23. LakshmiNovember 26, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    yummo..never thought of mixing pumpkin and rava to make laddoos. Creative laddoos indeed..

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  24. UnknownNovember 27, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    very innovative..looks yumm

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  25. RaksNovember 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    Thats a very unusual but awesome combo uma! Looks lovely!

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  26. Divya KuduaNovember 27, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    Lovely inclusion to the humble rava laddoo:)

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  27. my kitchenNovember 28, 2009 at 3:44 AM

    Innovative,looks good

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  28. UnknownNovember 28, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    This is a creative snack Uma.

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  29. RohiniNovember 29, 2009 at 5:39 AM

    So tempting laddus!!

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  30. Sarah NaveenNovember 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    Innovative..Loved it..Looks yummy too...

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  31. UshaNovember 30, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Unique idea, looks delicious !

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  32. AnupamaNovember 30, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    These laddos are a delight :-)

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  33. Suma GandlurDecember 2, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    That's innovative, Uma. They must have been delicious.

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  34. ShriDecember 7, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    Lovely laddoos..Such a great twist on the reg laddoos

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  35. AnonymousDecember 9, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    LOL Uma...you are a genius in trying new things :) The laddus look delicious!

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Thanks for dropping by! Your comments and suggestions are most welcome. Hope to see you again! -Uma