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Mothichoor laddu

delicious Indian dessert
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Mothichoor laddu
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 196kcal

Equipment Required

  • 1 mothichoor boondi jhara

Ingredients

for making boondi

  • 1 cup basen or chickpea flour
  • orange food colour (optional)
  • ½ cup water
  • ghee (for frying, you can also use oil )

for sugar syrup

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tbsp rose water
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • orange food colour (optional )

assembly

  • handful melon seeds
  • handful pista (crushed )

Instructions

For making the sugar syrup

  • Firstly, take a pan and add some water to it. Then, bring the water to boil and add sugar to it and let the sugar melt into a sugar syrup.
  • Add water accordingly to adjust the consistency of the syrup.
  • Then add some lemon juice to avoid crystallisation.
  • Later add some saffron powder and also some cardamom powder into the mixture.
  • Let the syrup boil until 7-8 minutes until it is brown and sticks to your finger forming a single string.

For preparing boondi

  • Take a big bowl and add some basen or chickpea flour, some orange food colour and also some ghee or clarified butter.
  • Then add some water and mix it well until there are no lumps. Mix the batter well and adjust the consistency by adding some water.
  • Now, take a kadai or frying pot and heat some ghee or oil for frying. Then take the bond jhara and run your batter through it so that it forms little balls as they drop into the oil.
  • Let the boondi fry for 3-4 minutes. Do not fry the boondi until they are crispy.
  • Now, add the boondi into the sugar syrup mixture and stir it well. Bring the syrup to a boil if it has been resting for a while.
  • add some melon seeds and ground pista into the mixture and make round balls. Do not forget to grease your hands with ghee before making the laddus.
  • Enjoy the delicious laddus.
Nutrition Facts
Mothichoor laddu
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196 Calories from Fat 2
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.2g0%
Saturated Fat 0.003g0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.003g
Sodium 16mg1%
Potassium 49mg1%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 0.4g2%
Sugar 50g56%
Protein 0.4g1%
Vitamin A 882IU18%
Vitamin C 8mg10%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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