Desserts and Sweets Recipes - Laddus

Ingredients

• 675g/1 1/2 lb sugar

• 300ml/1/2 pt water

• few strands of saffron

• 5ml/1 tsp ground cardamom

• 275g/10 oz gram flour

• oil for deep-frying

• 30ml/2 tbsp ghee

• 10 cashew nuts, chopped

• 15ml/1 tbsp raisins

• 30ml/2 tbsp sugar diamonds

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Method:

1. Boil the sugar and water until it forms a thick syrup. Stir in the saffron and cardamom and set aside. Add enough water to the flour to make a thick batter of dropping consistency.

2. Heat the frying oil. Drop a ladleful of batter through a draining spoon with pea sized holes into the oil and fry until crisp.

3. Add to the sugar syrup and continue to fry the remaining batter. Melt the ghee and fry the nuts and raisins.

4. Add the syrup with the sugar diamonds and mix well. Leave to cool then shape into small balls.