Motichur ke ladoo

My love for ladoos started very early in my childhood. I was 4 yrs when i learnt the recipe for boondi ladoo... i shall tell you the story in my blog post on Boondi ladoo which is coming soon... but this post is on Motichur ladoo...

Ladoos are favourite sweets of Ganesha so I thought it would be apt to post the Motichur ladoo recipe, so that my friends can make them for Ganesh chaturthi  to be celebrated this weekend. Motichur ladoos get their name from the small pearl like boondi that made into ladoos. 

Ingredients :

For Boondi Batter :

• Gram flour                             - 1 cup
• Super fine semolina                  - 2 tbsp
• Melted ghee                         - 1 tbsp
• Saffron colour                       - a pinch 
• baking powder                      - a pinch

For Syrup:

• Sugar                                   - 1 cup
• Water                                   -  1 cup
• Saffron strands                    - a few
• Cardamom pwd                    - ½ tsp
• Rose water                          - 1 tsp

other ingredients 

• Sliced almonds                     - 6-7
• Raisins                                  - 1tsp
• Ghee                                    -  to grease hands
• oil to fry

Method : 

1.  Sieve gram flour and semolina, so that there are no lumps and add saffron colour and  baking pwd to it.
   
2. Add melted ghee and mix.
3.  Make a batter by adding water little by little and  making of pouring consistency ( don't make it too water or too thick) and keep aside. 
   
4. Take sugar in  bowl and add equal amount of water
   
5. Once the sugar is dissolved completely, bring it to boil with continuous stirring.
6. Turn the flame to sim till the syrup one string consistency  Turn off the flame and add cardamom powder, saffron strands, 1 pinch of colour,  rose water and mix. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. In a frying pan heat oil and start frying boondis. To fry boondis , hold a slotted spoon a little above the oil and pour a little amount of batter on it and rub the batter with a spoon so that small drops of batter fall in the oil.  
8. Fry boondi on medium flame for 2 -3 mins and remove them while they still soft ( dont let them become dark and hard)
   
   
9. Put the boondi in the sugar syrup
   
   
   
10. Repeat this till all the batter finishes 
11. Add the dry fruits , 3 tbsp of boiling water and mix well 
12. Put in a food processor and pulse once ( don't worry the boondi will not get smashed if pulse for 2 seconds... don't pluse too much)
    
13. Remove in a Plate. 
14. Grease your hands with ghee, take a small portion of the boondi and start making small round ladoos. 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
15. Place the ladoos on small paper cups and garnish with almond slices. 
16. Your bhog for Ganeshji is ready :)