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Motichoor Laddu

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 25

Equipment

  • 1 Heavy bottom Pan To make Sugar Syrup
  • 1 Frying Pan To Fry the Boondi
  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Slotted spoon

Ingredients
  

For Laddus

  • 2.5 cup Besan (Black gram flour)
  • 1.7 cup Water cups
  • 1 tsp Black cardamom seeds
  • ½ tsp Turmeric / orange colour Tsp 0.5

Syrup ingredients

  • 2.5 cups Sugar Cup
  • 1.25 cups Water cups 1.25
  • 1 tbsp Melon seeds Tbsp 0.75
  • 2 tbsp Broken cashews Tbsp 2
  • 1 tbsp Grated Pistacheos 1
  • 1.5 cup Oil / Ghee for Frying 0.5

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, Make a smooth flowing batter of the gram flour/besan, crushed saffron and water. The batter should neither be thick nor thin. It should be a flowing batter without any lumps. The amount of water to be added depends on the quality of the the gram flour.→
  • Take a large spoon of the besan batter and pour it on perforated ladle/spoon. →Fry the boondi (gram flour balls) till they become golden. Don’t over fry or make them crisp. When the oil stops sizzling, remove the boondis. About 45 seconds to 1 minute is enough to get the correct texture in the boondi.
  • →Make all the boondis like this and keep on adding them immediately to the sugar syrup. Stir and mix well. The boondis should get softened in the sugar syrup.
  • In a blender or mixer add the boondi and the sugar syrup. Add 1 tablespoon of hot water and pulse the boondi mixture for a few times to get a smaller shape.
  • Don't pulse too much otherwise you won't be able to shape the motichur laddu.
  • Apply some oil or ghee on your palms and shape the motichoor ladoo. The mixture would be warm when preparing the laddu.
Keyword Besan Laddo, Motichoor Laddu