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Motichoor Ladoo

Motichoor Ladoo is a delicious Indian Sweets very popular across all states of India. These ladoos are made with tiny boondis made of Gram flour and cooked with sugar syrup.
Course Desserts, Sweets
Cuisine North Indian
Keyword Motichoor Laddu
By Cook Method Deep Fried, Stovetop
Occasion Diwali, Festival Meal
By Diet Kid Friendly
Dish Type Festival Sweets
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For Fine Boondi

  • 1 cup Besan / Gram Flour
  • 1 tsp Ghee
  • A Pinch Orange Food Color
  • 1 tbsp Magaz / Melon Seeds
  • 1/8 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 cup Water
  • 3/4 cup Ghee for frying
  • 1 cup Cooking Oil for frying

For Sugar Syrup

  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • A Pinch Orange Food Color
  • 3-4 drops Lemon Juice

Instructions

For the Boondi

  • Take all the ingredients listed for boondi and mix into a thin batter. Make sure there are no lumps. Let it rest for 30 mins.
  • When ready to make the boondis, make a temp slotted bowl by piercing the foil bowl with a safety pin.
  • Heat the Kadai with ghee and oil. When it hot, take bowl directly over the hot oil, quickly pour the batter and shake with your left hand, keep tapping so that the batter falls down.
  • The batter should be thin and fall freely. You can check if the oil is hot enough by dropping a few drops of batter and when the boondi comes up quickly. Maintain the oil temperature from medium to high depending on when you drop the boondis.
  • The boondis come up immediately, so stir it a couple of times and remove. Since the boondis are tiny, it gets cooked very quickly.
  • Drain to a colander for the excess oil to drip. Continue with the rest of the batter and use the entire batch. Keep it aside for 10 mins.

For Sugar Syrup

  • For the syrup, mix all ingredients in a deep pan. Bring it to boil at medium heat. When the sugar melts completely, stir and then add the fried boondis.
  • Simmer and cook on low heat for 5 mins, while you keep stirring. Cook for just about 5 to 7 mins, when you scrape through the mix, you should be able to see the sticky sugar syrup and the mixture leaving the sides. It's now done.
  • Do not overcook or leave the mixture in the hot pan, the ladoos will not form.

Making the Ladoos

  • Add the Magaz / melon seeds and mix. Mix well and allow the mix to cool down. When you are able to handle the heat, take a portion of the mix and make round shape Ladoos whatever size you like. Make all ladoos while the mixture is warm.
  • Keep Ladoos in a plate and leave it for about 30 minutes to get firm shape. Store it in an airtight container. I almost left the ladoos over 4 to 5 hours.
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