Boondi Laddu

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/2 cups gram flour (not superfine variety)
• 500 ml milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 3 cups ghee (for deep frying)
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 drops saffron, colour

Recipe

• 1 for boondi:-.
• 2 mix flour and milk to a smooth batter.
• 3 heat ghee in a heavy frying pan.
• 4 hold a fine holed shallow strainer spoon on top with one hand. with the other pour some batter all over the holes. tap gently till all batter has fallen into hot ghee.
• 5 stir with another strainer and remove when light golden.
• 6 keep aside. repeat for remaining batter. immerse boondi in syrup.for syrup see note below.
• 7 drain any excess syrup. spread in a large plate. sprinkle few teaspoons hot water over it.
• 8 cover and keep for 5 minutes.
• 9 shape in laddoos (like meat balls) with moist palms.
• 10 cool and keep open to dry, before storing in containers.
• 11 for syrup :-.
• 12 put sugar and water in a vessel and boil. when sugar dissolves, add milk. .
• 13 boil for 5 minutes till dirt forms on top.
• 14 strain and return to fire.
• 15 add colour and boil till sticky but no thread has formed.
• 16 add cardamom powder and mix.