Motichoor Ladoo

INGREDIENTS:

1.Gram flour (besan)2 1/2 cups
2.Sugar 1 1/3 cups
3.Milk 1/4 cup
4.Orange color as required
5.Ghee to deep fry
6.Green cardamom seeds 1 tablespoon
7.Almonds,blanched and slivered 10
8.Pistachios,blanched and slivered 10  

METHOD:

*Cook sugar with three cups of water to make syrup of one thread consistency. 

*Add milk and when the scum rises to the top, remove it.

*Add color as desired and keep the syrup aside. 

*Make a thin batter of besan with three cups of water (pouring consistency).

*Add color as desired. Heat sufficient ghee in a kadai. 

*Hold a perforated spoon over the hot ghee, pour a little batter over it and pass the batter through it fast into the kadai to make boondis.

                      perforated spoon(spoon with small holes)

*Fry for about two to three minutes. Remove the boondis using a slotted spoon, drain thoroughly and put into the syrup. 

*When the boondis have absorbed all the syrup add cardamom seeds and mix gently.

*Divide into twenty-five portions and shape each into a laddoo. Garnish with slivers of pistachios or almonds. Cool and store.


*These laddoos do not stay for long and therefore should be consumed on the same day or refrigerate and consume within 2-3 days.