Ingredients :

• (For about 10 Laddus)
• 1 cup semolina
• 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
• 2 tbsp broken cashew nut pieces
• 1 tbsp raisins, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• A pick of clove powder

Method:

• Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. When the cashew nuts turn brown and the raisins are plump, remove from the pan and keep aside.
• Add the semolina to the same pan and fry on medium heat till it is heated through. Add the grated coconut and fry over medium heat till the semolina turns light golden brown. This will take a while, keep stirring.
• Add sugar, fried nuts and raisins , cardamom and clove powder and the milk. Keep stirring till the milk and sugar is completely mixed in.
• Switch off the stove and let it sit till it is cool enough to handle. Shape the mixture into lemon sized balls.
• Store in an airtight container. I kept this in the refrigerator, even though it is stored outside in India.

Ingredients:

• Gram flour (Besan)- 2 cups
• Sugar- 1 cup
• Cashew nuts – 15
• Dry grapes – 15
• Cardamom -4
• Cloves – 3
• Water -2 to 3 cup
• Ghee – 4 spoons
• Oil – to fry

Method:

• Batter preparation: Mix Besan flour in 1 or 2 cups Water without any lumps. The batter should be little watery and not so thick.
• For frying: Heat 2 spoons of Ghee in a pan. Add Cashew nuts, Dry grapes, Cardamom and Cloves, fry till Cashew nut turns into light brown color.
• Sugar syrup preparation: Heat Sugar and a cup of water in a vessel. Allow to boil till Sugar is completely dissolved in water and the syrup sticks in between the fingers.
• Making boondi: Heat Oil in pan on medium flame. Pour the batter over the perforated ladle(ladle with small round holes) and rub it with another ladle which makes the batter to fall through the ladle holes evenly. Do not over cook this.
• It should not be crispy. Drain this from oil and put it into the sugar syrup. Repeat the same for the whole batter. Now Boondi is ready.
• Making ladoo: Mix well the sugar syrup, boondi, 2 spoons of Ghee. Finally add the fried items(Cashew nuts, Dry grapes, Cardamom and Cloves) and make balls in warm stage.