Motichoor Laddoo

Motichoor laddoos are made of gram flour bondis, there are two types of these laddoos, one is bondi laddoo and the other is motichoor laddoo. The only major difference in both of these laddoos is the size of the bondis. In bondi laddoo, bondis used are of normal size and in the later one its of really tiny size. Both tastes really nice.
Originally this laddu was a north indian sweet, but it is now popular throughout South Asia.
Traditionally these laddoos are made in ghee but as its quite heavy, many people make it with oil.
So let's make it looking at the step by step pictures!


Recipe Type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
Yields: 20 laddoos

Ingredients:

• Gram flour/besan, 250 gms
• Rava/Semolina, 2 tblspn
• Saffron color, 1 tspn
• Sugar, 250 gms
• Melon seeds/magaz, 2-3 tblspn
• Cardamom powder, 1/2 tspn
• Oil, to fry

Recipe:

• Make a sugar syrup of one thread consistency. Keep aside.
• In a wide bowl, add gram flour, semolina, saffron and cardamom powder.

• Add water slowly.
• Make a medium flowing batter, neither thick or thin.

• In a wok, heat sufficient oil.
• Take a ladle which has holes.

• When the oil is hot, not too hot! Pour 2-3 tblspn of batter on the ladle which has holes and fry the boondis.

• Do not over fry them, it needs to be just cooked and soft NOT crispy or brown.
• Bring them out and put them in hot sugar syrup.

• Let it sit for 3-5 mins, take it out on a wide plate.

• Do the same with rest of batter.
• One the boondis cool down, add them in a chopper or a blender.
• Add 4-5 tspn of hot water.
• I added dry fruits here as I could not get melon seeds.

• If you're adding melon seeds, do not put them in the blender, mix them later with the blended boondis.
• I pulsed it coarsely. You can pulse it more finely. Do not grind it like a paste else it won't form a shape.

• Take it out.

• Shape them into small balls.
• It might look too soft, but after some time it becomes firm from outside.
• So our Motichoor Laddoos are ready!

• Its easy to make, delicious and hygienic 😝
• Store them in an airtight container & it stays good for couple of days.