Thari unda or sooji laddoo

This is a very traditional Kerala sweet. I call it healthy too as this ladoo doesn't have a single drop of ghee or oil. BUt at the same time, to relish this yum dessert, the person making need to handle very hot mixtures with bare hands. I rarely make this sweet despite my family loving it as i cant bear the heat part. Anyways, it make take several tries for the exact texture and taste but with the measurements precisely mentioned, the number of tries would surely reduce. 

Ingredients

Rava /thari or sooji: 2 cups

Scrapped coconut: 1 cup

Sugar: 1 cup

water: 3 tablespoon

Preparation:

Roast the rava till it has the texture of sand. keep aside. In a deep vessel, pour in sugar and water when it starts to bubble add coconut. Stir for a minute add roasted rava. Mix well for around a minute or so.

Next is the tricky part. Place a bowl of iced water to immerse your hand. while balling the laddoos. With the help of a ladle take a ball of the mixture and place it on your palm that has been chilled immersed in the iced water. ball it immediately and place it on a plate. Make sure not to burn your hand. Its important to do this while the mixture is very hot else the sugar solidifies and balling of the mixture wont happen. After the laddoos or balls are made which might be soft while making hardens as time passes by and serving immediately after preparation would be best suited. 

N.B-> for flavoring,  powdered cardamom or 2 drops of vanilla essence can be added with the sugar.