India
Boondi Ladoo Recipe
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
For boondi:
- 1 cup besan (gram flour)
- 3 drops yellow food colour optional
- 1/2 cup tbsp water
- 1/4 tsp baking soda optional
- Oil for deep frying
other ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Ghee (clarified Butter)
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 2 tbsp cashew
- 5 Cloves
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Ingredients
For boondi:
other ingredients:
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Instructions
- firstly, prepare boondi from besan batter.
- in a large thick bottomed kadai, take 1¼ cup of sugar.
- to that add ½ cup of water and mix well till the sugar dissolves.
- mix well and allow to boil till you attain 1 string consistency.
- once the sugar cools slightly (about 5 minutes), pour over prepared boondi.
- also roast 2 tbsp raisins, 2 tbsp cashew and 5 cloves in 1 tbsp ghee.
- pour the roasted dry fruits over boondi mixture along with ¼ tsp cardamom powder.
- mix well with the help of spoon till the sugar syrup is absorbed.
- when the mixture still lightly warm, prepare ladoo.
- finally, offer boondi ladoo to god or store in an airtight container once cooled.
Recipe Notes
firstly, make sure to attain 1 string consistency sugar syrup, else its difficult to shape ladoo.
also, add camphor and sugar candy for more traditional flavour.
additional, adjust the consistency of besan batter by adding water as required.
finally, boondi ladoo stays good for a week when stored in airtight container.