Boondi laddu/Boondi ladoo in tamil/லட்டு /Diwali sweet recipes/பூந்தி லட்டு செய்முறை/Ladoo recipes

Ingredients
• 2 cup besan flour
• ¼ tsp kesari powder or yellow food colour (optional)
• Water as required
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• oil for deep frying
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 15 nos raisins
• 15 nos cashew
• 5 cloves
• 1 tsp cardamom powder

Method

1. In a large mixing bowl take besan flour along with kesari powder or food colour, add baking soda, add water little by little and whisk smooth without forming any lumps. (add more water as required and prepare a thick flowing consistency batter.)

2. take small holes perforated spoon and pour prepared besan batter.

3. slowly tap with the help of spoon, making sure the drops of besan fall into oil. (do not over crowd the boondis in oil.)

4. stir occasionally and once they are almost crisp, take off and drain over the kitchen paper towel.

5. in a large thick bottomed kadai, take 1 ½ cup of sugar.to that add ½ cup of water and mix well till the sugar dissolves.

6. mix well and allow to boil till you attain 1 string consistency. Add cardamom powder and mix it well.

7. once the sugar cools slightly (about 5 minutes), pour over prepared boondi. also roast raisins, cashew and 5 cloves in 2 tbsp ghee.

8. pour the roasted dry fruits over boondi mixture. mix well with the help of spoon till the sugar syrup is absorbed.

9. when the mixture still lightly warm, prepare ladoo.

10. Our boondi laddu is ready store in an airtight container once cooled.

notes:

• make sure to attain 1 string consistency sugar syrup, else its difficult to shape ladoo.

• adjust the consistency of besan batter by adding water as required.