Laddu

BOONDI LADDU 

It is an easy and simple Indian sweet recipe

made with chickpea flour, sugar syrup and 

ghee for festivals, marriage functions .It is very easy to make without failure 

INGREDIENTS :

1.Gram/Besan flour/Kadalai maavu - 1cup

2.Sugar - 1 1/2cup

3.Cardamom - 4

4.Cloves -4

5.Yellow food colour  - 1pinch

6.Salt - 1 pinch

7.Edible camphor - 1pinch

8.Cashew - 8

9.Raisin - 10

10.Sugar candy /Kalkandu - 10

11.Cooking soda - 1pinch

12.Ghee -2  tbspn 

METHOD :

1.First sieve besan flour for best results.

2.Take besan flour,food colour,salt in a mixing bowl.

3.Add water little by little,mix well to get a smooth batter without any lumps.

4.Then add a pinch of cooking soda.

5.The batter consistency should not be too thick or too watery.

6.Heat enough oil in a kadai.if oil is hot enough hold the boondi ladle above oil and pour a ladle full of batter on it.

7.Using the same ladle tap the boondi ladle quickly.

8.Once the sound reduces,drain from oil.Do not over cook.

9.Clean the ladle well before every batch.

MAKE SUGAR SYRUP : 

1.Take sugar and water in a pan bring it to boil

and cook until it reaches a one-string consistency.

2.Add the cardamom powder and add cashew, raisins, cloves and edible camphor, boondi.

3.Mix well and let it cool.

4.The mixture gets thick,take a small portion of mixture in hand and start shaping.Repeat to finish.Allow it cools, becomes drier.

Kamarkattu

 Kamarkattu

Kamarkattu or kamarkat is a traditional South Indian candy.It is made with few simple ingredients coconut and jaggery. Kamarkat recipe is very simple and easy to make at home.The measurement need not be that accurate,many different ratios of coconut and jaggery being used.

INGREDIENTS

1.Grated coconut 1/2 cup

2.Powdered jaggeey 1cup

3.Cardamon powder 1/4 teaspoon

4.Ghee or coconut oil 2 teaspoon

PROCEDUER

1.First grease a plate with ghee or coconut oil.      set  aside.

  

2.Then,in a heavy bottom vessel, start heating 

with water and powdered jaggery.keep the  flame medium.

3.Once the jaggery dissolve completely, filter 

to remove impurities using a metal strainer.

4.wash the vessel and add filtered jaggery syrup to it.

  

5.Boil the syrup in low flame,once the syrup is

thick and frothy check it in water it comes 

hard ball consistency then add coconut cook  for 2mins .

  

6.Add cardamom powder,cook for a minute . 

switch off.

 

7.Transfer to greased plate.

8.Immediately shape into balls. grease  your palms with ghee or coconut oil while shaping .     

9.Kanarkat candies ready,store it in a clean dry

container.