November 7, 2010
Boondhi Laddu
This was the time i ever tried making laddu.I gotta say, for the first time it came out pretty good.i have to thank two people – one, who i started this blog with and the other……ahem..well , i think you would know if it is you..i leave it at that 
Ingredients
Besan – 1 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Rock candy (kalkandu) – few
Cashews – few
Cardamom (powdered) – 1/4 teaspoon
Ghee/ oil – for frying
Salt – 2 pinches
Baking soda – 2 pinches
Method
For making boondhi
- Mix besan,salt,baking soda with little water and make a thick batter.
- Heat oil in a kadai.You can fry it in ghee too.I mixed both.This way , i got the flavor of ghee and didnt feel guilty
- Consistency should be thick enough that it doesnt drop through the slotted spoon by itself
- When the oil is screaming hot, pour about a spoonful of batter on the slotted spoon and with the help of another spoon, keep stirring the batter in circular motion over the hot oil.
- Keep stirring the batter till all the batter is dropped in the hot oil.Cook for few seconds and drain the boodhi in a tissue paper.
For a perfect round boondhi
- Oil should be very hot when you drop the boondhi.So everytime ,wait for oil to get heated up.
- If the batter is thin, you may not get the perfect round shape.
- Wash the slotted spoon and wipe it with a kitchen towel after frying each batch.
For making laddu
- Make the sugar syrup by heating the sugar with little water.
- Keep boiling the syrup until you get one string consistency.
- fry cashews in little ghee and keep it aside.
- Add the cardamom to the syrup.
- Add the rock candy and cashews to the bhoondi.
- Apply some ghee to both hands.Add the syrup little by little to the bhoondi and start making laddus while its still warm.
- Let is set for 15 minutes and serve.
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