Motichoor Ladoo
Motichoor Ladoo, an Indian sweet, distinguishes itself from boondi ladoo with its use of tiny boondi. The term "Moti" in Hindi translates to pearl, while "choor" means to crush. Therefore, Motichoor literally means Crumbled Pearls.
Ingredients
For Batter
- 1 cup Besan / Chickpea flour
- ¾ cup + 2 tbsp Water
- Pinch Orange food color
For syrup
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 90 ml Water
- Orange food color
- Few strands of saffron
- 2 drops Rose essence
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoon Cashew nuts chopped
- Pistachios for garnishing
- Oil or ghee for frying
Instructions
For Batter
- Sieve besan in a bowl. Add water and orange food color to form a smooth batter.
- The batter should be a flowing consistency, as you can see in the video.
- Heat oil in a pan. Check the oil before frying, drop a pea size batter inside the hot oil. If it floats right back up, means your oil is ready for frying.
- Hold the strainer right above the kadai, neither too low, nor too high. Pour the batter into the strainer. Start tapping the strainer or with the help of back of the spoon, drop the batter and you can see small drops of boondi falling in the hot oil. Fry them over medium to high heat. Don't fry them more than a minute.
- Once done remove boondis from oil and place them on a paper napkin to absorb excess oil. Let it cool down for five minutes. Pulse them in a food processor for fine texture. Keep it aside.
Sugar Syrup
- In a pan, take sugar and water. Start boiling them. Add Saffron, orange color, cardamom powder, and rose essence. Boil till it is reduced in quantity and has reached one string consistency. It will take 5 to 6 minutes. Switch off the flame and add few drops of lemon juice.
- To Check the sugar consistency – take some syrup between your fingers, press and now open your fingers, if it forms a thick string between your fingers without breaking – one string syrup is ready.
- Add prepared boondi and chopped cashews into the hot sugar syrup.
- Mix the mixture very well. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
- When it is comfortable to touch, apply some ghee on your palm and start shaping the ladoos.
- Garnish it with pistachios and saffron. Enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 6gFat: 3gSodium: 19mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gCalcium: 11mgIron: 2mg
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