Laddu
Ingredients
Bengal Gram flour : 500 gms
Raw Rice flour: 2 tbsp
Sugar : 625 gms
Ghee : 1 tsp
Salt : A pinch
Cashewnuts: 100 gms
Raisins : 25 gms
Cardomoms : 10 Nos
Kalkandu(cubed sugar) : 25 gms
Method of Preparation
To Prepare boondh: In a wide mouth mixing bowl, mix bengal gram flour,
rice flour, a pinch of salt, ghee and with required amt of water,
make a thick liquid to the consistency of dosa batter. Heat oil in
a frying pan, holding the boondi plate (a plate with lot of holes),
above the oil spread the batter so that very small pieces are dropped
into the oil. Stir the boondis until fully cooked. Drain the excess
oil.
To prepare Laddu : Make sugar syrup by boiling 1:1 sugar and water
for about 5 minutes. Add a pinch of kesari powder to this syrup. Drop
the boondis into the sugar syrup and mix well. Roast cashewnuts and
raisins in ghee and add it to the mix. Also add cardamoms and kalkandu
and mix well. Wait until the mixture cools down to a temperature until
your hand can with stand the heat. Now make into even balls by pressing
lightly with hand. Spread and allow to cool.
