Name: Besan Laddu | Kadala Podi Ladoo
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500 g Gram flour (Kadala podi); 2 tbsp Raw rice flour (Pachha Ari podi); 625 g Sugar; 1 tsp Ghee; Salt (A pinch); Kesari powder (A pinch); 100 g Cashewnuts; 25 g Raisins (Onakka munthiri); 10 nos Cardamom (Elakka); 25 g Cubed sugar (Kalkandam)

Besan Laddu | Kadala Podi Ladoo

Besan Laddu is a traditional favorite enjoyed by young and old alike, very popular during festive seasons and special occasions. Kadala Podi Ladoo prepared from besan batter is a perfect sweet very tempting and delicious. The dish is unique and special with sugar coated boondis shaped into colorful laddus. This is one of the easiest of sweets that can be very easily prepared at home. You can explore a well detailed Besan Laddu here.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

500 g Gram flour Kadala podi
2 tbsp Raw rice flour Pachha Ari podi
625 g Sugar
1 tsp Ghee
Salt A pinch
Kesari powder A pinch
100 g Cashewnuts
25 g Raisins Onakka munthiri
10 nos Cardamom Elakka
25 g Cubed sugar Kalkandam

Instructions

For preparing Besan Laddu, take a wide mouth mixing bowl.
Mix together gram flour or besan, rice flour, a pinch of salt and ghee with required amount of water and make a thick liquid to the consistency of dosa batter.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Holding the boondhi plate (a plate with lot of holes) above the oil, spread the batter, so that very small boondhi pieces are dropped into the oil.
Stir the boondhis, until fully cooked. Drain off the boondhis to remove the excess oil.
Make sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water in the ratio 1:1, for about 5 minutes.
Add a pinch of kesari powder to this syrup.
Drop the boondis into the sugar syrup and mix well.
Roast cashewnuts and raisins in ghee and add it to the mix.
Add cardamoms and cubed sugar and mix well.
Allow the mixture to cool to a temperature, which your hand can withstand.
Make into even balls by pressing lightly with hand.
Spread and allow Kadala Podi Ladoo to cool.

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Response (11)

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chinnu June 1, 2005

its taste wonderfull.

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Vidhu April 25, 2004

My son likes laddu very much. Thanks, now I prepared it myself for him & he enjoyed my laddu very much.

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Shabna Shihab July 18, 2004

Its ver nice….thanx,Anne.

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Josephine April 25, 2004

Anne…Actually i was looking for this recipe….Thanx a lot…for letting this to us…Really it came well and tasted too good…once again thank you for the wonderful deed…


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uma April 27, 2004

Too good and tasty…Thanx

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Dhanya April 30, 2004

Yummy….tasted good..

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Sreeja .T May 3, 2004

Excellent..

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Anitha December 15, 2004

I tried it and never thought it will taste sooooo good. Thanks a lot.

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jasmine November 23, 2005

Really a very good recipe for ladoo. The ladoo came out very well and I shared the recipe with some of my friends. What other sweet recipes do you know.

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Remya Riju April 9, 2007

Anne, I tried this recipe. It came out very well. Thnk u sooo much 4 this wonderful recipe.

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anita February 20, 2008

i loved it!!!! thanx

Besan Laddu | Kadala Podi Ladoo