RECIPES
Motichoor Laddu
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ¼ cups water
- A generous pinch of saffron powder or crushed saffron
- 1 cup besan (gram flour)
- 3 black cardamoms (seeds removed and the skins discarded)
- ½ tablespoon magaz (melon seeds)
- Ghee for deep frying
- Ghee or oil for applying on the palms while shaping the ladoo
Instructions:
- In a saucepan, add sugar and water. Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves completely and the syrup thickens. Add saffron powder and mix well. Keep the syrup aside
- In a mixing bowl, add besan, cardamom seeds, and magaz. Mix well. Add water and whisk the mixture until it becomes a smooth batter
- Heat Ghee in a kadhai. Hold a perforated spoon over the hot Ghee, pour a little batter over it and pass the batter through it fast into the kadhai to make boondis. Fry for about two to three minutes
- Remove the boondis using a slotted spoon, drain thoroughly and put into the syrup. When the boondis have absorbed all the syrup, add ghee and mix gently
- Divide the mixture into small portions and shape each into a laddoo
- Enjoy your delicious homemade Motichoor Laddu!
