Motichoor Ladoo

INGREDIENTS:
   Gram Flour - 1 Cup
   Fine Sooji / Rava - 1 Tbsp
   Orange Food Colour - a pinch
   Baking Soda - 1/4 Tsp
   Finely Chopped Nuts - 2 Tbsp (Almonds, Cashew, Pistachios)
   Ghee - 1 Tbsp

 FOR SUGAR SYRUP:

   Sugar - 1 and 1/4 Cup

   Water - 1 Cup
   Cardomom Powder - 1/4 Tsp
   Rose Essence - 2 Drops

METHOD:

• In a bowl add Gram Flour, Rava, Baking Soda, Food Colour and make a batter by adding enough Water.Keep aside.
• The Batter should be like dosa batter consistency and without any lumps.

• Now add Sugar and Water in a pan and bring it to boil until it reaches one string consistency.
• Switch off the flame and add Cardomom Powder, Essence and a pinch of orange food colour and keep aside.

• Meanwhile heat Oil in a pan for making Boondis.
• Take a laddle with small holes and hold it on top of the Oil and pour some batter over the laddle and spread it using a spoon .
• Cook the boondis until the bubbles ceases by constant turning and take it out and keep aside.Repeat this process and fry all the boondis.

• Now add this boondis to the Sugar syrup and mix well.Add Ghee, little Cardomom powder if needed and mix well.

• Then transfer this boondis to a mixer and just pulse it for few seconds and transfer it to a bowl.
• Now add chopped nuts and mix well.

• Then start making Ladoos.If it sticks to your hand apply little ghee and shape ladoos. 
• Garnish with chopped nuts.

NOTES:

• The batter should not be too watery or too thick just make it like dosa batter consistency.
• Wipe the laddle everytime with clean cloth or paper towel to get perfect boondis.
• To check for one string consistency take the sugar syrup between your thumb and index finger, if it forms one string then switch off the flame.