Boondi Laddu

Ingredients for Boondi Laddu
Besan- 1 cup
Sugar- 11/2 cups
Cardomom- 5 or 6
Cloves- 4
Yellow food color- 1 pinch
Cashew and raisins- 10 each

:: How to make Boondi Laddu
Make the sugar syrup first. Add water to the sugar and
keep checking the syrup
consistency till single thread falls from a ladle.
Immediately remove from fire. Add
yellow food color to it.
To make boondi, add water to the besan so that the paste
resembles dosa batter,
it should not be too watery(boondi will be flat) or too
thick(boondi will be hard).If
you have a ladle with holes in it, pour the batter in it
and fry it in oil at medium
high heat. As the boondi comes out, drain it in a paper
towel and drop it in the
sugar syrup. After finishing all the boondis, add the
fried cashews, raisins, cloves
and cardamoms in the syrup. Let the boondi soak for say an
hour to hour and a
half.Stir occassionally. Try shaping it into balls. If the
boondi is still crisp try after
it starts soaking. Makes 15 small la