Today I am going to share the recipe of Motichoor Ladoo which signifies its name. In hindi the word 'moti' means pearl and 'choor' means to crush or crumble. Literally translated to crushed pearls. In this recipe I have prepared Ladoo with the boondi which is easily available in the market. Once boondi immersed in the sugar syrup then it looks like pearl and then we will grind/crush them to make Motichoor Ladoo, which will save you the trouble of frying the boondi. These Ladoos are so tempting and delicious.
Request you to checkout other easy & quick Boondi recipes like Boondi Masala Curry, Boondi Raita etc.
Finally, you can also visit more Indian Sweet Recipes like Milk Cake Recipe, Rice Kheer, Mango Halwa Recipe, Badaam Katli Recipe etc.
1. Firstly, in a large thick bottomed pan/wok, take 230 gms of sugar.
2. Then add 110 ml water to it.
3. Dissolve the sugar and bring a boil.
4. Squeeze few drops of lemon in it. This step prevents from sugar crystallization.
5. Then add 1/4 tsp cardamom powder & few strands of saffron(Kesar) to it.
6. Add 3-4 drops or 1/3 tsp of yellow food colour to it and mix well.
7. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly. Do not allow sugar syrup to attain string consistency.
8. Take 200 gms plain boondi in a sieve and rinse it in a tap water for 10-15 seconds. Don't soak it in the water. This step will remove the salt from boondi.
9. Take boondi in your hand & press it and check the boondi is still crispy.
10. Add Boondi to the hot sugar syrup.
11. Mix well and make sure to coat all the boondi with sugar syrup. Cover and keep it aside for at-least 1 hour.
12. After 1 hour, sugar syrup has been absorbed completely by boondi.
13. Add 1 tsp Desi Ghee to it and mix well.
14. Take 3 tbsp boondi in a grinder jar at a time. Grind it for 4 secs then stir it with spoon. Do it for 4-5 times or till it looks like very fine boondi as shown in the picture. Take it out in a bowl. The whole boondi will be done in 5-6 batches.
15. Now, add 2 tsp melted/ semi-melted Desi Ghee and 2 tbsp chopped cashews to it. Traditionally, melon seeds are added to it. But here I am adding chopped cashew nuts.
16. Mix them well. Boondi mixture is ready to make ladoo.
17. Take a small amount of boondi mixture in your hand and roll it to make a ladoo.
18. Likewise, prepare all Ladoos.
19. Tempting Motichoor Ladoo is ready to serve. Enjoy them immediately, or store them in a refrigerator for a week.
Tips:
- You can add upto 250 gms sugar if you want more sweet ladoo, then add 130 ml water to make sugar syrup.
- Adding lemon juice prevents from sugar crystallization.
- Don't soak boondi in water, just rinse it remove its salt.
- Grind it for 4 secs only at a time. Pause is really important.
- Lastly, if some big boondi is left then crush them with the help of fork.
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Directions
1. Firstly, in a large thick bottomed pan/wok, take 230 gms of sugar.
2. Then add 110 ml water to it.
3. Dissolve the sugar and bring a boil.
4. Squeeze few drops of lemon in it. This step prevents from sugar crystallization.
5. Then add 1/4 tsp cardamom powder & few strands of saffron(Kesar) to it.
6. Add 3-4 drops or 1/3 tsp of yellow food colour to it and mix well.
7. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly. Do not allow sugar syrup to attain string consistency.
8. Take 200 gms plain boondi in a sieve and rinse it in a tap water for 10-15 seconds. Don't soak it in the water. This step will remove the salt from boondi.
9. Take boondi in your hand & press it and check the boondi is still crispy.
10. Add Boondi to the hot sugar syrup.
11. Mix well and make sure to coat all the boondi with sugar syrup. Cover and keep it aside for at-least 1 hour.
12. After 1 hour, sugar syrup has been absorbed completely by boondi.
13. Add 1 tsp Desi Ghee to it and mix well.
14. Take 3 tbsp boondi in a grinder jar at a time. Grind it for 4 secs then stir it with spoon. Do it for 4-5 times or till it looks like very fine boondi as shown in the picture. Take it out in a bowl. The whole boondi will be done in 5-6 batches.
15. Now, add 2 tsp melted/ semi-melted Desi Ghee and 2 tbsp chopped cashews to it. Traditionally, melon seeds are added to it. But here I am adding chopped cashew nuts.
16. Mix them well. Boondi mixture is ready to make ladoo.
17. Take a small amount of boondi mixture in your hand and roll it to make a ladoo.
18. Likewise, prepare all Ladoos.
19. Tempting Motichoor Ladoo is ready to serve. Enjoy them immediately, or store them in a refrigerator for a week.
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