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Laddoo

By: Lakshmi Kalyanraman

Laddoo

ORIGIN:

"Laddoo" is typically a popular Indian sweet prepared on festive occassions and also served as Prashad in the Hindu temples of india.Its principal ingredient is bengal gram flour.

INGREDIENTS

Bengal gram flour - 1 cup.

Sugar - 11/4 cups.

Cardamom powder - 1tsp.

Oil - 1/2 kg.

Cashewnut - 1 cup.

Water - 1 cup.

Clove - 1 tsp.

kismiss - 2 tsps.

PROCEDURE

Step 1:Add 1 cup of water to bengal gram flour and mix well.

Srtep 2:Keep this mixture aside.

Step 3:Add 1/2 cup of water to the sugar and boil for 25 minutes (until the sugar becomes threadishly sticky in nature )

Heat oil in a frying pan for 10 minutes.

Step 4:Take the laddoo-boondhi spoon (a special spoon with tiny holes especially used and designed for preparing laddoo),and then add 2 tbsps. of the above prepared bengal gram mixture on top of the special boondhi spoon and rub so that the mixture falls into the oil in the frying pan.

Step 5:Allow the boondhi to get deep fried (till the boondhi turns light brown in color).

Step 6:Repeat the entire procedure till the entire mixture is turned into boondhis.

Step 7:Now add all the boondhis into the sugar syrup.

Step 8:Add cardamom powder to the syrup.

Step 9:Add ghee fried cashew nuts and clove,kismiss to the syrup.

Step 10:Mix well.

Step 11:Now,take 4 tsps. of this mixture in your hand and size into a lemon sized ball.

Step 12:Do this till the entire mixture into balls.

Step 13:These balls are called laddoos.

Step 14:Serve hot or cold.

NOTE:

*Take all the ingredients in the above mentioned quantity only.

*Do not overboil the sugar syrup .

*Making of balls should not be delayed .

Article Source: http://recipes-indian.com

About the Author: Mrs.Lakshmi Kalyanraman is one of the most principal contributors to the recipe site www.recipes-indian.com/

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