Onam Special: Make Rava Appalu Using This Super Easy Recipe At Home

Looking for festive recipes especially with Onam going on? Use this super easy recipe!

appalu rava recipe

With Onam going on make this tasty, very easy recipe which everybody at home would love to dig their teeth into.

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Make this Onam special using a recipe rolled by Chef Avinash Jha from Jaypee Vasant Continental.
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  • Total Time :40 min
  • Preparation Time : 10 min
  • Cooking Time : 30 min
  • Servings : 7
  • Cooking Level : Low
  • Course: Desserts
  • Calories: 150
  • Cuisine: Indian
  • Author: Kishori Sud

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup semolina
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 5 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon spice cardamom
  • oil for frying

Step

  • Step 1 :

    Add water to a vessel and place over medium flame. Let it boil and then, add ghee in it.

  • Step 2 :

    After a minute or two, add semolina and cardamom powder in it.

  • Step 3 :

    Keep stirring to avoid lumps.

  • Step 4 :

    Put sugar and mix everything well.

  • Step 5 :

    Keep the flame at a low setting and let the mixture become thick.

  • Step 6 :

    Once, the consistency has thickened, turn off the flame and cover the vessel with a lid and keep aside for 5 minutes.

  • Step 7 :

    Let the mixture cool down a little and then, grease your palms with a little ghee and make small balls out of it.

  • Step 8 :

    Make sure that the balls are smooth and have no cracks in it.

  • Step 9 :

    Heat ghee in a deep pan over medium flame and shallow fry the rava balls till they turn golden in colour.

  • Step 10 :

    Take out on a tissue paper to soak excess ghee and serve warm!