Motichoor Ladoo

It’s a well known sweet recipe and is mainly prepared for festivals and occasions to share with family and friends. it is generally made with boondi jhaara, popular and attractive round shaped ladoo recipe made with fine and boondi pearls. 

Ingredients

For Boondi

Besan/ Gram Flour / 2 Cups

Rava/ Sooji/ Semolina - 2 tbsp

Food Color - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1 and 1/2 Cups

Oil for frying 

For Sugar Syrup

Sugar - 1 Cup 

Water - 1/2 Cup 

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp

Lemon Juice- 1/2 tsp 

Food Color - 1/2 tsp

Chopped Cashew - 2 tsp

Dry Grapes - 3 tsp

Method 

In a large bowl take besan and rava. Add food color. mix well making sure its combined well. add water and prepare a thick lump-free batter. add ½ cup of more water and mix well. prepare a smooth flowing consistency batter.

Fine boondi can be prepared using a small holed vegetable grater. with the help of ladle, pour prepared besan batter. slowly tap, making sure the drops of besan fall into the hot oil.

Do not  overcrowd the boondis and stir. once they are almost crisp, take off and drain over the kitchen paper towel. boondi can also be prepared using an oil strainer or small holes perforated spoon. 

Pour prepared besan batter and slowly tap with the help of ladle, making sure the drops of besan fall into the oil. do not overcrowd the boondis and stir. once they are almost crisp, take off and drain over the kitchen paper towel.  prepare small boondi in batches and keep aside.

in a large thick bottomed kadai, take 1 cup of sugar and ½ tsp saffron food colour.

continue to cook for 2 -3 minutes or until sugar syrup thickens.
cover and keep aside for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, sugar syrup is absorbed completely by boondi.
add cashew and dry grapes, mix well.

You can see the the mixture is dried and all the sugar syrup has absorbed. Prepare the ladoo taking a small amount of boondi. Add milk if required, to make moist laddu. Motichoor laddo is ready to be served or refrigerate for a week.