Boondi Laddu / Soft Laddu – Laddu recipes

Ingredients

• 1 cup Besan/Gram Flour/Sanaga Pindi
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1 Pinch Pacha karpooram
• 1/2 sp Elaichi powder
• few chopped Cashew Nuts
• Oil for deep fry

Instructions

1. Place besan in a bowl add water little by little and make smooth batter without lumps.
2. Heat oil in a wide pan, when hot pour the batter over the perforated ladle with small round holes.
3. Tap it gently with a spoon, so that small balls of batter fall into the oil, don't fry them crispy, take out the boondi when they are cooked and slightly soft.
4. Boil sugar and water in a heavy bottomed pan and make thick syrup like 'undapakam', then add pacha karpooram, elaichi powder & fried boondi to the syrup & mix well.
5. Allow it to cool for some time, after that transfer them into a blender and grind it a little, take it out and mix well.
6. Then make round balls or laddoos with chopped cashew nuts, now soft laddu are ready to serve, allow them to dry. Store them in an air tight container.