Besan Laddu | Kadala Maavu Laddu

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

• 500 g Gram flour Kadala podi
• 2 tbsp Raw rice flour Pachha Ari podi
• 625 g Sugar
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• Salt A pinch
• Kesari powder A pinch
• 100 g Cashewnuts
• 25 g Raisins Onakka munthiri
• 10 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
• 25 g Cubed sugar Kalkandam

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing Besan Laddu, take a wide mouth mixing bowl.

2. Step 2

   Mix together gram flour or besan, rice flour, a pinch of salt and ghee with required amount of water and make a thick liquid to the consistency of dosa batter.

3. Step 3

   Heat the oil in a frying pan.

4. Step 4

   Holding the boondhi plate (a plate with lot of holes) above the oil, spread the batter, so that very small boondhi pieces are dropped into the oil.

5. Step 5

   Stir the boondhis, until fully cooked. Drain off the boondhis to remove the excess oil.

6. Step 6

   Make sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water in the ratio 1:1, for about 5 minutes.

7. Step 7

   Add a pinch of kesari powder to this syrup.

8. Step 8

   Drop the boondis into the sugar syrup and Stir everything together thoroughly.

9. Step 9

   Roast cashewnuts and raisins in ghee and add it to the mix.

10. Step 10

    Add cardamoms and cubed sugar and Stir everything together thoroughly.

11. Step 11

    Allow the mixture to cool to a temperature, which your hand can withstand.

12. Step 12

    Make into even balls by pressing lightly with hand.

13. Step 13

    Spread and allow Kadala Maavu Laddu to cool.