Diwali recipe - Laddu

Ingredients:

Besan flour-1 cup
Sugar-1 cup
Water-1 cup
Cardomom - 4
Clove-1
Raisins-1 tbsp
Cashews-1 tbsp
Diamond sugar candy (kalkandu)-2 tsp (optional)
Ghee: 1 tablespoon + 2 tsp
Oil: to fry
Kesar powder - optional


Procedure

Sift the besan and add 1/2 cup of water and 2 tsp of ghee and mix well.

Prepare sugar syrup with 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water. It should be of 1/2 string consistency (Ilam paagu). If it is more than half string, it will be difificult to make the laddu

Make boondhis using carrot shredder/boondhi maker and fry them in oil. Take it out before it becomes crisp.

Mix the boondhis in sugar syrup.
Mash the boondhis in sugar syrup with a wooden laddle.

Switch on the stove and in very low heat, mash the mixture, add cashew,cardomom,clove, raisins,kalkandu, ghee and stir it for 30 -40 seconds.
Switch off the flame. While the mixture is still warm, make the laddus(You can wet your hands with water and then make the shape).