Boondi Laddu

All You Need:

For the boondi batter :

• Gram Flour: 3 cups
• Sugar: 3 cups Sugar 
• Baking Soda : a pinch
• Elachi
• Yellow Food Color
• Karpuram(optional)
• Kaju
• Almond pieces

4 rice cups yields 50 medium laddoos

The Recipe:

• Make the syrup first - In a vessel, add the sugar and very little water (just enough to cover the sugar). Mix well and keep stirring till you get a string consistency. You will see lot of bubbles which slowly stop. This is another indication our syrup is ready.
• Add Elachi powder+Karpuram+yellow Food Color
• While the syrup is boiling, mix together gram flour and little water to get a thick yet flowing consistency.
• Add a pinch of baking soda
• Make boondis till the boondis give out a slight sound when tapped indicating they are done. Do not overfry or underfry.
• Pulse grind a small batch of boondi
• In a spoon of ghee, add the Kaju and Almond pieces.
• Mix boondi and nuts in the syrup
• Cool off a little and start making laddus.
• VERY IMP TIP - fry only a small ladle of batter at a time while making boondi. Use a big kadai for oil