Diwali Special: Watch How To Make Motichoor Ladoos At Home

1. Pour the gram flour into a bowl.

2. Start pouring water into the flour mixture, little by little.

3. Whisk the mixture to obtain a paste-like consistency.

4. Add a little more water to the mixture and continue to mix well.

5. Check the consistency, it should not be too thick or thin.

6. Add the ghee or clarified butter to a saucepan and heat it.

7. Use a sieve to drain the besan paste into the ghee. Ideally, a 0 number colander is preferred for the motichoor ladoo.

8. Pour the batter over the sieve while the droplets begin to fry over medium heat.

9. Once the boondi begins to fry, use a colander or sieve to remove it.

10. The color of the boondi at this point should not be too dark, just remove it when it is yellow in color.

11. To make the sugar syrup: Add water to a kadhai or wok.

12. Add sugar to the water.

13. Continue to mix the water and sugar so that it does not stick to the surface of the container.

14. Bring to a boil and continue stirring.

15. Add a few sprigs of kesar or saffron to the mixture.

16. At this point, to make it colorful, you can add any food grade color of your choice – yellow, orange, green. However, ideally it’s perfect as it is.

17. Start adding the fried boondi to the sugar syrup.

18. Mix well together.

19. Garnish with almonds and pistachios.

20. Mix the boondi and garnish well.

21. Start rolling them into balls with your hands.

22. Bind them tightly so they don’t fall apart.

Keep them aside, let them cool and serve.

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