Laddu (boondhi laddu)

Besan flour or laddu flour 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup to 1.5 cup
Cardamom powder 1/2 spn
Baking soda 1 pinch optional
Turmeric or food colour little bit optional
Oil for deep frying
Ghee as required
Cashew and raisins 10 to 15 each

In a mixing bowl add besan flour, baking soda, and food colour..
Mix roughly..
Add water little by little and mix well without any lumps..
batter should be not too thick or thin. Its like dosa batter consistency..
Keep aside..
First make the sugar syrup..
Add 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water or less just immerse the sugar level..
Boil it to 6 to 10 minutes until it reaches one string consistency..
Add cardamom too..mix well..
Keep aside..
Now keep the oil in stove..
Oil should be hot enough to make boondhi..
Take the boondhi laddle and pour the besan mix little by little..
The boondhi should cook only 75% not too crispy..
Take out the boondhi and put directly into the sugar syrup.
Repeat the process until all batter done.
Now mix well the boondhi with sugar syrup.
If its watery cook little bit. If its too dry add little sugar syrup..
Meanwhile roast cashew and raisins in ghee..
Add those into the boondhi..
Once its cool down little bit make laddu’s.
Add little more ghee if required..
Let it cool down completely..
Store it outside for 2 days.. after that keep it in fridge..
We can add saffron too in the sugar syrup for flavor..
Delicious laddu ready..