Boondi Laddu

Ingredients (13)

• kadalai mavu /bengal gram flour0.5 kg
• rice flour0.25 cup
• cooking soda0.25 tsp
• lemon yellow food color
• ghee1.5 tbsp
• for the sugar syrup
• water2 cup
• milk0.25 cup
• cardamom powder0.25 tsp
• pachai karpuram /edible camphor
• cashew nuts25 g
• raisins50 g
• cloves5.5

Method

1. 1

   Sieve both bengal gram flour and rice flour separately.

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   Fry cashew nuts, raisin and cloves in ghee separately and keep it aside.

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   Take a pan, add water and sugar, mix well first. Then bring it to boil.

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   Add 1/4 cup of milk to it, all the impurities in sugar will come to the surface. Remove it with a ladle.

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   Boil sugar syrup till you get a one string consistency.

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   When you pour a little sugar syrup in a plate with little water, it should not dissolve.

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   When you touch it between your index finger and thumb and pull it apart, it should form a string.

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   Or just lift the ladle from the sugar syrup and wait for a few seconds- it will form a string. (in the pic above- the string is not clear but hold the ladle like that and see if it forms a string - that is right stage). Switch off the flame.

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   Add cardamom powder, pachai karpuram, fried cashew nuts, raisins and cloves to the sugar syrup.

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    For Making boondi

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    Mix both bengal gram flour and rice flour, add cooking soda and a pinch of yellow color.

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    Add water and make a batter. I added around 2 cups + 1/3 cup of water and it was perfect for me. You add water little by little carefully to get the batter consistency (see picture above).

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    It should neither be too thin nor thick.

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    Heat oil and pour a little batter on the boondi ladle and gently tap it. Tiny droplets of batter will fall into the hot oil. Fry till golden brown. Keep aside. Note - Do not fry it too crisp as for South Indian mixture or kara boondi. Remove it from oil a stage before that.

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    Repeat the process for the rest of the batter.

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    After the boondi cools a little, add half of it to the sugar syrup.

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    Put the rest of the boondi in a blender and grind it a little. Take a small mixie jar and blend it little by little only for a few seconds. ( Do not make it a paste- see the second picture above)

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    Now add this also to the sugar syrup. Mix both well together.

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    Making of laddu/ladoo

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    Add a tbsp of ghee and make balls out of it. Yummm…. !!!!!!!! laddus are ready

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    Enjoy your Diwali by making these yummy laddus and also parcel it beautifully and gift to your near and dear ones.

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    If you have any doubts regarding this recipe, do leave a comment in the comment section, I will happily answer your queries as I am just a click away!