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Boondi ladoo recipe with step by step photos – a delicious and popular Indian sweet made from besan (gram flour) batter.

These ladoos are called boondi ladoos, since the batter is poured through a ladle or sieve with perforations while frying. These give rise to round shaped droplets, called as boondi (derived from the word ‘boond’ in hindi which means water droplets).

There are two types of boondi ladoos. one is a soft textured one and the other is a crisp hard one. Both these ladoos have some variations in the method and the consistency of sugar syrup, thus yielding different textures. this recipe give a soft textured boondi ladoos.

How to get round shaped boondis in boondi ladoo

The method to make boondi ladoo is similar to making Motichoor ladoos. just remember that the consistency of the batter should be right, to get round shaped boondis. Also, if you can and if you have the means, use a boondi ladle (an equipment meant for specially making boondis) to make the boondis.

If you use a regular perforated ladle, then you won’t get round shaped boondis. When you add the batter and spread it, the first batch gives a round boondi. Keep on spreading and you do not get round shaped boondis. Thats what happened when I was making this. Making these is a bit tedious and towards the end I started loosing my patience 🙂

Round or not so round boondis, but they taste good and get over soon. Store the boondi laddu in an air tight jar once done and they stay good for a couple of days. To keep for a longer time, about a week in the refrigerator. You can also fry the boondis in ghee instead of oil.

Hopefully, for Ganesh Chaturthi, I plan to make ganesha’s naivedyam tomorrow and if possible also plan to post them. I pray that lord ganesha gives me the energy and creativity to do so. Wishing all who celebrate a happy Ganesh Chaturthi and may lord ganesha bestow peace, prosperity and wisdom on all.

How to make boondi ladoo recipe

1. Take all the dry ingredients for the boondi batter in a mixing bowl – namely, gram flour & saffron powder

2. Add water to make a smooth batter. The consistency of the batter is important. We will check if the consistency is right, by frying a few boondis. The amount of water to be added depends on the quality of gram flour.

3. Tap the wired whisk or the handle of a spoon which has a bit of batter in to the hot oil.

4. the boondis should have a round shape. If they become flat, the batter is thin and if they get tail ends, the batter is thick. If thin, then add a bit of gram flour and check by frying a few boondis. If thick, then add a bit of water and then do the same test. Once you get the correct consistency, proceed with the next step of frying the boondis.

5. Meanwhile, mix sugar and water in a pan.

6. Keep the sugar solution on stove top on a low heat.

7. Cook the sugar syrup, till you get a one thread consistency. Switch off the flame. Keep the sugar solution aside. The sugar syrup should be hot when you add the boondis. So you can keep the sugar solution on a hot water bath. Meaning place the pan on a plate or tray filled with hot water.

8. You can fry the boondis and prepare the sugar solution side by side. Thats what I did. Take a dry perforated ladle/jhara and place it above the hot oil. Don’t keep too much on a height, as the batter droplets, when falling from a height, do not give a round shape.

9. With a spoon add some batter on the perforated spoon ladle/jhara.

10. Spread the batter lightly with a spoon. Finish up the batter on the perforated spoon ladle this way.

11. Fry the boondis till they are cooked. Don’t make them crisp or over do the frying. When the oil stops sizzling, remove the boondis. This step is also important because if boondis becomes crisp then the ladoos won’t be soft and they won’t be able to absorb the sugar syrup.

12. After each batch, wipe the perforated ladle/jhara with a clean piece of thin cotton kitchen towel from both sides.

Making boondi laddu

13. Strain the boondis well with a slotted spoon and then add them directly to the hot sugar syrup. Fry all the boondis with the above method and then add them to the sugar syrup.

14. Finally add a melon seeds (magaz), cardamom powder, black cardamon seeds and a pinch of edible camphor (optional). Add ghee also. Ghee helps in binding the ladoos. I added about ¾ tbsp of ghee later.

13. Mix well and shape the boondi mixture into laddos.

14. You can place the boondi ladoo in small muffin liners. You can also garnish the boondi ladoo with raisins or cashews. Serve the boondi ladoo as naivedyam or bhog to lord ganesha.

Note: if you want to make any food for deities then please refrain from tasting or smelling it. Also make it with lot of devotion, cleanliness and peaceful state of mind.

More Ladoo recipes For the festive occasion:

• Coconut ladoo
• Besan ladoo
• Atta ladoo
• Rava ladoo

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Boondi Ladoo

4.79 from 23 votes

By Dassana Amit

Boondi ladoo is a popular Indian sweet made from gram flour batter.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 35 mins

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Cuisine Indian

Course: Sweets

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Servings 10 to 12 ladoos

Units

Ingredients

for the sugar syrup

• ▢ 1.5 cups sugar
• ▢ ¾ cup water

for boondi ladoo batter

• ▢ 1.5 cups besan (gram flour or chickpea flour)
• ▢ 1 cup + 1 tablespoon water or add as required - the amount of water to be added depends on the quality of besan
• ▢ 2 pinch of crushed saffron or saffron powder
• ▢ 6 green cardamoms crushed to powder in a mortar-pestle - about ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
• ▢ 1 tablespoon melon seeds (magaz)
• ▢ 2 black cardamoms - seeds kept and the husks discarded
• ▢ 1 pinch edible camphor (optional)
• ▢ ¾ tablespoon ghee to be added or ghee for applying on your palms for shaping the ladoos
• ▢ oil for deep frying the boondis

Instructions

making sugar syrup for boondi ladoo

• Mix sugar and water in a pan. Keep the sugar solution on stove top on a low heat.
• Cook the sugar syrup, till you get a one thread consistency. Switch off the flame. Keep the sugar solution aside.
• The sugar syrup should be hot when you add the boondis. So you can keep the sugar solution on a hot water bath. Meaning place the pan on a plate or tray filled with hot water. You can fry the boondis and prepare the sugar solution side by side. Thats what I did.

making boondis for boondi ladoo

• Take all the dry ingredients for the boondi batter in a mixing bowl - besan/gram flour & saffron powder.
• Add water to make a smooth batter. The consistency of the batter is important. We will check if the consistency is right, by frying a few boondis.
• Tap the wired whisk or the handle of a spoon which has a bit of batter in to the hot oil. The boondis should have a round shape.
• If they become flat, the batter is thin and if they get tail ends, the batter is thick. If thin, then add a bit of gram flour and check by frying a few boondis. If thick, then add a bit of water and then do the same test. Once you get the correct consistency, proceed with the next step of frying the boondis.
• Take a dry perforated ladle and place it above the hot oil. Don't keep too much on a height, as the batter droplets, when falling from a height, do not give a round shape.
• With a spoon add some batter on the perforated spoon ladle.
• Spread the batter lightly with a spoon. Finish up the batter on the perforated spoon ladle this way.
• Fry the boondis till they are cooked. Don't make them crisp or over do the frying. When the oil stops sizzling, remove the boondis.
• This step is also important because if boondis becomes crisp then the boondi ladoos won’t be soft and they won’t be able to absorb the sugar syrup.
• After each batch, wipe the perforated ladle with a clean piece of kitchen towel from both sides.

making boondi laddu

• Strain the fried boodi well with a slotted spoon and then add them directly to the hot sugar syrup. Fry all the boondis with the above method and then add them to the sugar syrup.
• Finally add a melon seeds (magaz), cardamom powder, black cardamon seeds, ghee and a pinch of edible camphor (optional). 
• Ghee helps in binding the boondi ladoos. I added about 1 tbsp of ghee later.
• Mix well and shape the boondi mixture into ladoos
• You can place the boondi ladoos in a small muffin liners. You can also garnish the boondi laddu with raisins or cashews. 
• Serve the boondi ladoo to lord ganesha.

Nutrition Info Approximate values

Nutrition Facts

Boondi Ladoo

Amount Per Serving

Calories 246 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Cholesterol 2mg1%

Sodium 11mg0%

Potassium 134mg4%

Carbohydrates 39g13%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 31g34%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 40IU1%

Vitamin C 0.3mg0%

Calcium 12mg1%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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