Motichoor Ladoo

Name: Motichoor Ladoo
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups Gram flour (besan); as needed Orange food colour as required; as needed water; 1/4 cup milk; 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder; 2 tbsp melon seeds (magaz); as needed Few strands saffron (kesar); 1 &1/3 cup sugar; as needed Ghee for deep frying (can substitute oil for ghee); as needed Pistachios for garnishing

Rupali Kolvekar @cook_12426173

Karwar (Karnataka)

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Rupali Kolvekar @cook_12426173

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cupsGram flour (besan)
as neededOrange food colour as required
as neededwater
1/4 cupmilk
1/4 tspgreen cardamom powder
2 tbspmelon seeds (magaz)
as neededFew strands saffron (kesar)
1 &1/3 cup sugar
as neededGhee for deep frying (can substitute oil for ghee)
as neededPistachios for garnishing

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Steps

1

In a wide bowl add gramflour,to this add water(pouring consistency) add orange colour as desired. (the amount of water to be added depends on the quality of the gramflour)
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Find a strainer with holes as shown in the pic to fry boondis or use a Jhara
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Heat sufficient ghee in a kadhai. The oil has to be moderately hot, hold the strainer over the hot ghee, pour a little batter over it and pass the batter through it fast into the kadhai to make boondis. About 1 min is enough to get the correct texture in the boondi
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Remove the boondis using slotted spoon,drain thoroughly. Let it cool bit
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Pulse them in a food processor for fine Motichoor ladoos
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Add this to bowl to this add melon seeds & saffron strands
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Cook 1 1/3rd cup sugar with 2 cups of water to make syrup of one thread consistency.add milk and when scum rise to the top, remove it.add cardmom powder
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To this sugar syrup add prepared boondi mixture,stir and mix well. The boondis should get softened in the sugar syrup. Cook for 5-7 minutes stir in between. Once done switch off the flame cover the lid and let it rest for 10mins
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Apply some ghee or oil in palms & shape the Motichoor ladoos. The mixture should be warm when preparing the ladoos, on cooling they become firm.
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Ladoos are ready to serve
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Garnish with some pistachios
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Note : These ladoos do not stay for long & therefore should be consumed fast