Beetroot Boondhi Ladoo
21 June, 2017
Beetroot boosts haemoglobin levels, lowers blood pressure. It also prevents signs of ageing. Controls diabetes and improves stamina. Works as a body cleanser. Inspired from festive foods , I prepared the sweet
The Beetroot Boondhi Ladoo can be offered as Naivedhyam.
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Ingredients
- gm flour Besan – 1 cup
- Sugar -1 cup
- Clarified butter / ghee – 3 table spoon
- Cardamom – 5
- Almonds- 5
- Raisins – 10
- Water – 1/2 cup
- Oil/ ghee – for frying
- Beet root juice / water – as required
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Instructions
- Heat a pan. Add ghee/ clarified butter to it and roast chopped almonds, raisins. keep it aside.
- Sieve the gram flour, transfer it into a bowl and add beetroot juice to make a thin consistency (flowing).
- Take another pan, pour ghee/ oil into it and once the oil is heated , pour boondhi batter (1 ladle) over boondhi ladle and spread it gently to see round shaped boondhi falling in the pan.
- Deep fry them on a medium flame. Then transfer boondhis to a vessel and cover with a lid.
- Then do the same with the remaining boondhi batter to get more number of boondhis.
- Simultaneously, heat water and sugar ( 1 part with 1/2 part) in a pan, let it boil till a half string consistency is obtained then turn off the knob.
- Now add ghee/ clarified butter, already roasted dry fruits to it, and mix gently.
- Take handful of the above mix and make round ball shaped ladoos.
- Let them cool to room temperature , then store in a air tight container . These can be stored for a week .
Notes
The syrup should be of half string consistency.
Beetroot gives it a stunning color as well as acts as a healthy substitute 🙂
Beetroot juice can be obtained by grinding beets in sufficient amount of water and extracting the juice from it.
Beetroot gives it a stunning color as well as acts as a healthy substitute 🙂
Beetroot juice can be obtained by grinding beets in sufficient amount of water and extracting the juice from it.
Responses
Truly something different, Abhinetri
Very innovative