Ingredients
The following ingredients have 7 Servings
- Channa dal (Kadalai Paruppu, Bengal Gram Dal) - 1 cup
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Water - 1/4 cup
- Cashew Nuts - 2 tbsp
- Raisins - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 4 tbsp
- Oil - for frying
- Orange food colour - few drops
- Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
Instruction
- Wash the channa dal 2-3 times thoroughly to get rid of that raw smell. Soak it for 1-2 hours.
- Drain the excess water and grind the soaked dal coarsely in a mixie. Do not add any water.
- Pinch out small portions of the ground dal mixture and fry it in some oil mixed with 2 tbsp ghee.
- Fry it for just 1-2 minutes. Do not let it change colour. When it is still yellow, remove onto a plate.
- After it is cools, crumble the fried pakoras in a mixie jar.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, melt the sugar with some water. Cook it till it reaches one string consistency.
- Add orange food colour and cardamom powder to this. Switch off the flame.
- Now add the crumbled dal to this and mix well.
- In a small pan, add 2 tbsp ghee. Roast the cashews and raisins till golden brown.
- Add this to the prepared ladoo mix. Toss well.
- After it cools slightly, you can start shaping the ladoos.
