Boondi Ladoo

Ingredients:

Besan 1 & 1/2 cup
Cooking Soda 1 pinch
Sugar 2 & 1/2 cup
Elachi 5
Cloves 5
Salt A pinch
Food Colour
Cashew nuts 10
Raisin 15

Method:

1. Take besan, add cooking soda (sodium bi carbonate), salt, food colour and mix with water in a bowl. The Mixture should not be too thick or too thin.

2. Heat oil and use a big slotted spoon to make boondis. Pour one ladle of batter over the ladle with hole holding it just above the oil and spread it. Make sure to hold the ladle high enough.

3. Fry with constant turning to ensure even cooking and drain once the bubbles ceases, no need to wait until it gets very crispy. Just make sure its cooked. Drain in paper towel. Repeat to finish the batter.

4. In a vessel, boil sugar with water enough to immerse it. Boil until 2 string consistency. you can keep a small bowl of water and pour a little syrup in it, it will not dissolve and you can move the syrup and gather it.

5. Add boondi to this. Fry broken cashews, followed by raisins, cloves and add it to the boondi.
6. When the boondi is warm enough to handle, make laddoos.