MOTICHOOR LADOO

                                                      

INGREDIENTS:

BESAN | KADALAI MAAVU 1 AND 1/2 CUP

RAVA | SEMOLINA 1 AND 1/2 TBLSP

BAKING SODA A PINCH

SUGAR 1 AND 1/4 CUP

ORANGE FOOD COLOUR 2 PINCHES

SAFFRON FEW STRANDS

ALMONDS SLICED 1 TBLSP

ROSE WATER 1 TSP

CARDAMOM POWDER A PINCH



INSTRUCTIONS:

In a wide bowl add the besan, rava (if not fine pulse it once in the mixer) a pinch of orange food colour and baking soda. Add water to this and make this into a smooth batter like the dosa batter consistency without any lumps.

In a pan add sugar and add 1 and 1/2 cup of water and bring it to a boil.

Heat till the sugar gets dissolved stirring in between.

Once sugar gets dissolved stop stirring and boil till this reach one string consistency.

Check for 1 string consistency. If you take the sugar syrup in your thumb finger and index finger it should form one string consistency.

Switch off the flame and add the orange food colour and cardamom powder and  mix well.
Keep it aside

Heat oil in a wide pan for deep frying. Lets start preparing boondis now.

You need 2 perforated ladle for making boondi. The ladle with small holes to make boondi and another one to take out the boondis from oil.

Pour a ladle of batter to the perforated ladle ,keeping the ladle on the top of the oil and  let the boondis falls into the oil.

Let the boondis cook and don’t allow them to cook till crispy. Just take it out when they are done and yet soft. Drain the excess oil in a tissue. Repeat this for the rest of the batter.


Since we are going to grind the boondi in the last step, do not panic even if you get the tails in making boondis. Check out my boondi ladoo post for a detailed notes of how to make boondi without getting the tail.

Just heat the sugar syrup for few seconds till it become warm. Switch off the flame and add the boondis to it and mix evenly.

Boil 2 tblsp of  water in a sauce pan.  Transfer the boondis coated with sugar syrup ( the boondis would have observed the syrup and will be firm only) to a mixier. Let the water nicely boil.

Add the hot water to this and pulse them in a mixer. Transfer it to a plate. Sprinkle the rose water and add the chopped almonds.

Start making ladoos. This mixture may be little moist, but don’t worry. After few minutes it will be firm .

This motichoor ladoos are the easiest one which you can try at home and win a big applause from all the friends and relatives .