



Boondi Ladoo
Ingredients
For Boondi Batter
For Sugar Syrup
Other Ingredients
Instructions
For Boondi
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To prepare boondi, add gram flour and yellow food color to a bowl, mix well.
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Add some water and prepare a thick lump-free batter.
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Using a perforated spoon drop in small rounds of batter into the hot ghee, deep-fry till they turn golden.
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Remove and transfer to the prepared sugar syrup.
For Sugar Syrup
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Add an equal amount of sugar and water in a deep-bottomed heavy pan.
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Allow the sugar to melt completely, add in crushed green cardamom pods, black peppercorns and saffron.
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Allow to cook until it begins to thicken to a 1 string consistency.
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Add lemon juice to clean any dirt in the sugar, if the scum comes up then remove it using a perforated spoon.
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Remove from flame and set aside to cool to room temperature.
For Ladoo
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Remove the soaked boondi from the sugar syrup into a thali.
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Mash the boondi a little with your palms, add some castor sugar, mix well.
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Start shaping into ladoos.
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Once prepared, garnish with silver varq and serve.