Boondi Ke Laddoo: This Sweet Is A Must In Indian Festivals

Smooth, soft, tasty and melt-in-the-mouth, Boondi Laddoo is a round ball-shaped sweet dish prepared which is cherished all over India. The sweet treat is prepared with a wide variety of seeds and seasonings. Boondi Laddoo is a sweet treat that is served to guests widely during the Diwali festival. The dish is a bit time-consuming but the taste is so delicious that these laddoos are worth every ounce of effort. Here’s the recipe for Boondi Laddoo.

Servings: 20

Ingredients:

• 1 cup besan
• ¾ cup water 
• 7-8 cloves
• A handful of cashews
• A handful of raisins
• ½ tsp yellow food colour or turmeric powder
• 2 tsp sugar candy
• 5-6 cardamom or ½ tsp cardamom powder
• Edible camphor
• Baking soda
• Salt 
• 1½ cups cooking oil

For the sugar syrup:

• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup Water

Method:

• Put gram flour, salt, baking soda and turmeric powder in a big bowl and mix them
• Pour water to form a thick paste
• Take a big wok and heat oil on medium flame. Take a spoon and drop a little batter into the oil, if it forms Boondi then the mixture has to be thinner. 
• But if boondi is formed flat instead of round, then the batter has to be thicker.
• Now, take a slotted ladle and hold it over the hot oil then pour gram flour batter. 
• Next, tap the ladle carefully so that round Boondi drops into the hot oil.
• Always wipe off the slotted ladle using a tissue or cloth before proceeding to the next batch.
• Cook boondi but don’t let it become crisp. Once cooked remove it from the oil using another slotted ladle and put them on a tissue paper.
• Continue making Boondi until the gram flour batter finishes.
• Now, take a pan and heat it with sugar and ¾ cup of water. Stir it constantly while cooking.
• Next, after some time put the ladle in the sugar syrup to check the consistency. 
• Once the syrup showcases a single string between index finger and thumb then sugar syrup is ready to use. 
• Turn off the flame once you get the correct consistency.
• Take a big bowl, and put Boondi and other spices- cloves, broken cashews, raisins, sugar candy, edible camphor, and cardamom powder on it. 
• Mix them and pour sugar syrup over them little by little. 
• Mix all the ingredients well. Once the mixture is prepared and warm, start rolling laddoos.
• Delicious golden yellow Boondi Ke Laddoo is ready to serve.

Points to remember:

• Maintain the consistency of gram flour batter to get round and tasty boondi
• Add more flour if the batter needs to get thicker and if the batter needs to be thinner, add some teaspoons of water
• Keep a minimum gap between the slotted ladle and heated work if you hold it too high over the oil Boondi will lose its shape
• Don’t fry the Boondi in less oil so that it doesn’t lose its shape. Ladoo should float over the oil
• Don’t overcook the Boondi. It doesn't have to be fried till crisp
• Add sugar syrup little by little over the Boondi but don’t overput the sugar syrup 
• Ensure to leave the Ladoo for a while until the crystallised sugar appears on it
• Keep two slotted ladles for making Boondi Ladoo.