BOONDI LADOO ~ Nithya's Kitchen

It is Diwali season and time to make, eat and share sweets and snacks to all and how could i forget my blogger friends?So as i was wondering what to make for a sweet this traditional boondi ladoo came to mind.It was a regular and compulsory sweet without which our Diwali was incomplete during childhood days.Mom is an expert in making these and as she and dad are visiting me this Diwali i wanted to try this badly.Here comes the recipe of boondi ladoo.an easy way.

INGREDIENTS

Besan/Gram flour/Kadala maavu	1 1/2 cup
Sugar	2- 2 1/2 cups
Elachi/Cardamon powder	2 pinches
Baking soda	a pinch
Yellow food colour	a pinch
Cashewnuts	a few
Raisins	a few
Sugar candy/Diamond kalkandu	2 tsp
Cloves	6
Oil	to deep fry
Water	1/2 cup

HOW TO MAKE

In a vessel add Besan/Gram flour,baking soda,yellow food colour and water to make a thick dosa consistency batter.Add water slowly and mix don’t make it watery.

The batter’s consistency should be like this.Heat oil in a kadai and in the help of peforated laddle add the batter with help of another laddle and start tapping in.Slowly the drops of batter/Boondis will fall down on the oil.When the boondis are three fourth cooked take them out and place them on a big vessel.We don’t want crisp boondis here.

Meanwhile make a sugar syrup with sugar and water.In a vessel add sugar and water till it is evenly mixed.Make a one string consistency and you can do this by dipping your index finger and thumb so that it forms a one string. Once this consistency is reached switch off the flame and add cardamom powder.Now the sugar syrup is ready.

Now transfer the fried boondis on the syrup and repeat the boondi frying process by wiping the back side of the laddle to ensure making round boondis.Also fry cashews and raisins and add to the sugar syrup boondi mixture.Also add sugar candy/Diamond kalkandu and cloves.