Boondi laddus are extremely tasty and are a favourite during the festive seasons. Here is how you could prepare the perfect boondi laddus at home.
Ingredients
2 cups gram flour
¼ tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt
1 ½ cups water
2 ½ cups sugar
1 ¼ cups water
3 cardamom pods
1 tsp cardamom powder
2 pinches turmeric powder
2 tbsp ghee
Rock candies as required
29 raisins
Oil to fry
Preparation
Take the gram flour, salt, baking soda and turmeric powder in a bowl
Mix well
Add water slowly and mix into batter
Heat oil in a pan
Pour the batter into the hot oil through a perforated spoon
Fry the boondi on medium flame
Keep them aside to be used later
Prepare the sugar syrup by boiling water and sugar
Add the cardamom pods and turmeric powder
Mix well and allow the syrup to boil
Meanwhile, grind 1 cup boondi in a mixer into powder
Add ghee into the boondi powder and mix
Pour the sugar syrup into the boondi before it reaches one string consistency
Mix well
After some time add cardamom powder and ghee into the boondi mix
Add the rock candies after the boondi has absorbed the sugar syrup completely
Scoop some boondi and roll between your palms into laddus
Garnish the laddus with a raisin each.
