Sankrranti Recepie - Bandaru Ladoo

Sankrranti Recepie - Bandaru Ladoo

Ingredients
250 gm `Senaga Pindi' / Bengal Gram Flour
250 gm Sugar
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
Oil, to fry
50 gms Cashew Nuts, fried in a tbsp ghee
Method :
Heat 4 tbs of oil and add it to `senaga pindi'
Mix well with hand and knead it into dough using water
It should not be too soft or too hard
The consistency should be like that of poori dough
Place the disc with medium size holes in the muruku press
Fill it with dough leaving space to place the upper part of the press
Heat the oil and carefully press the dough, like spirals and without overlapping, directly into the oil, keeping the bottom of the press 2 inches away from the oil
Take proper care that the hot fumes of oil does not reach your hands
Turn it over and remove when golden brown
Drain the oil and repeat the procedure till the dough is over
Powder them in a blender, measure and set aside
Take equal measure of sugar and make light syrup / `letha paakam'
Add the powdered spirals, cardamom powder and the cashew nuts to it and mix well.
Turn off the flame and make big lime size balls of it by smearing ghee to your palms.
Your delicious Bandaru ladoos are ready to serve.
Note: There is simple and easy way of doing it (provided there is no connoisseur in the family) for those who do not have the muruku press or time and patience. Powder sugar in a blender, fry `senaga pindi' lightly in 2 tbs of ghee and mix them along with the roasted cashew nuts and cardamom powder. Add a little more ghee for consistency while making the laddus.