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Motichoor Laddu | Motichur Ladoo

Motichoor Laddu is a tasty delight made by frying tiny balls of besan flour, coating it with flavoured sugar syrup & shaping them to ladoos. Motichur Laddu is commonly made during Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi and special occasions. Motichoor Ladoo Recipe is simple & a must try at home.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings15 ladoos
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup besan flour
  • few drops food color
  • 2 teaspoon ghee
  • 1 heaped teaspoon melon seeds
  • oil to deep fry

To make sugar syrup:

Instructions

Making Boondi:

  • In a mixing bowl take besan flour, it should be coarse. Now add ghee to it.
  • Now add 2 drops of orange food color. Use a whisk to mix it well. Now add little water.
  • Add water little by little to form a thick paste, then add little more water.
  • And little more food color, the batter should be thinner than dosa batter. It should be freely flowing.
  • Now take your boondi ladle. This is the setup - Heat a kadai with oil, keep a taller (than the kadai) box without touching the kadai. Place a folded kitchen towel on the box, then keep the boondi ladle rest over it. I have just demonstrated the set up.
  • Once the oil is hot, pour the batter all over  just half or 1 ladle should be good in one batch. Then tap on the cloth so that the batter falls in a sprinkled manner in the oil giving tiny boondis.
  • Do not cook for more time, when shh sound ceases take it out and drain in tissue paper. Now again, repeat the process until the entire batter finishes. Wipe of the ladle with a cloth every now and then,
  • Once all the boondis are fried, take a tablespoon of the boondi and just pulse it in mixie once or twice (This step is purely optional), set aside.

Making Sugar Syrup:

  • Take sugar in a sauce pan.
  • Add water to it and heat it up. Heat it up until sugar dissolves stirring often.
  • Once it reaches one string consistency, take it out from the flame. Now add cardamom powder, rose essence.
  • And few drops of orange food color. Finally add lemon juice.

Making Motichoor Ladoo:

  • Transfer the cooked boondis to the pan containing sugar syrup, add melon seeds. Mix well with a ladle. Keep covered and let it sit for 10mins at least for all the syrup to be absorbed.
  • Open fluff it up, mix it well then start shaping the ladoos. Squeeze, hold tight and make ladoos. Arrange it in a plate, cool down then store. Enjoy Motichur Ladoo!

Notes

  • Try this tapping method and use coarse besan to get perfect tiny boondis.
    If you are not getting tiny boondis just make regular boondis and grind half of the boondis after step 11 then make ladoos.
  • You can add any nuts of your choice, but traditionally they use melon seeds.
    Try tapping method if that doesn't work then switch over to regular method of boondi making.
  • Tiny boondis absorb more oil so there is nothing to miss except the looks, so just make regular boondis, grind a part of it and shape ladoos.
    If your boondis are very tiny, you may need a wire mesh ladle to drain after frying.
  • Regulate flame and cook, do not cook in high flame.
  • While tapping, be careful and make sure not to tap on the frying kadai.
    While pouring over the ladle, pour just a layer not more than that, else the boondis will stick together.
  • Don't worry if it sticks together just grind it later to get coarse boondis.
    Even after the sugar syrup is added if you feel the boondi mixture is too dry sprinkle little hot water, then try to shape.
  • Do not try to shape as soon as the boondis are added to the syrup. Give 10mins at least resting time for the boondis to absorb the syrup.
Nutrition Facts
Motichoor Laddu | Motichur Ladoo
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 76 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g
Cholesterol 2mg1%
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 70mg2%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 3IU0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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