Sunday, May 13, 2012

Besan Laddoos

besan  300 gm
rice flr  75 gm
raisins  25 gm
khoya/ mawa 100 gm
rose water  1 tbsp
sugar  400 gm\oil/ ghee for frying
little saffron color
few drops of edible red color ( optional)

Prepare a syrup of 2 thread consistency with sugar & 1 1/2 cups water.
Grind the khoya to a powder.
Mix besan & rice flour. Add enough water to make a thick batter, like that of pakoda. Beat well.
Drop a little batter in a cupful of water. if it floats to the top, it means the batter is ready.
if not, beat some more.
Mix the saffron colour with 3/4 of the batter & red colour with the rest.
Keep the 2 separate.
Heat oil. ghee, drop the batter through a perforated spoon, it will form droplets.
Fry for a minute, strain & keep. Fry both batters in the same way.
Mix the fried boondis & soak in warm syrup for 15 minutes. Drain.
Add raisins & rose water. Form laddoos.

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