Motichoor Laddoo- An Indian festive sweet

Hi Friends!!!!


Here I made moti choor laddoo in my 1st attempt.It was so yummy and very delicious.It goes best for any occasions.I made it for Ganesha Chathurthi  and onam too 

It is super easy and you will get it if you follow the measurements carefully and follow the method accordingly.You will get it like mine 

Recipe Source: My mom.

Preparation Time: about 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 10 to 15 laddoos.I got about 15 laddoos since I made into small bite size balls.

Here are the ingredients!

Ingredients:

For the Sugar syrup:

1. 1 cup sugar
2. 1/2 cup water
3. A few strands of saffron
4. 1 Tsp of cardamom powder

For the Boondi:

1. 1 Cup Gram flour (Besan Flour)
2. 1 Tablespoon of fine sooji rava
3. Water to adjust the batter consistency
4. 1/4 Tsp Orange or yellow food color 

For Boondi laddoo Making process:

1. 2 Tablespoons of Ghee
2. Handful of broken or whole cashew nuts.
3. Few sliced almonds.
4. Few raisins.
5. Oil for deep frying
6. 2 Tablespoons of Boiling water.

Method:

For roasting the nuts:

1. Take s medium saucepan,place it on medium heat.
2. Roast the broken cashew nuts to it till it gets light brown in color.
3. Take it out and add the raisins in the same remaining ghee pan.
4. Roast the raisins till it gets puffed up.Turn off the heat.

For making the boondi batter:

1. Blend the rava into the small mixie to get fine powdered rava.
2. Sift the besan flour 2 times in a bowl.Add powdered rava to it.
3. Add the water one by one slowly into the besan flour mixture
4. Don't add more water.It should be like dosa batter consistency! It must not be thinner or thicker batter.It should be of medium consistency and able to go through the hole of the ladle.
5. Add food coloring to it and mix well.

For making Sugar Syrup:

1. Take a medium wide saucepan,add the sugar and water to it on medium heat.
2. Allow it to boil for about 10 to 15 mins till you get a single string when you press it between index finger and a thumb\\\\
3. Add cardamom powder and saffron strands to it Mix well.
4. Make sure let it simmer on low heat  and stays warm.

For making boondi:

1. Take a wide kadai and pour oil to it on medium high heat.
2. Pour 1 tablespoons of batter to the perforated ladle facing on the kadai.
3. Tap off the ladle using spoon gently and it will fall through the holes and let it fry for about 2 to 3 mins.
4. Make sure it should not b crispy.It should be soft.
5. Drain the prepared boondis on the tissue paper. 
6. Repeat the same again and again till you finish the batter completely.

Let's start making laddoo:

1. Add the roasted nuts to the prepared boondis in a bowl.
2. Add the warm sugar syrup to the boondi mixture.Mix well.Add 1 Tablespoon of boiling water to it.
3. Transfer it into the blender.Pulse it for about 2 seconds.Make sure not to allow to get mashed up by pulsing it more than 2 seconds.
4. Transfer it to the bowl.
5. Once the mixture gets mixed up well.Smear the ghee with your hands.
6. Make small bite size laddoos. It should be warm or little bit hot.If you tolerate the heat then it ll make perfect shaped balls.If it is cooled down then it is difficult to make into balls.Always make it to the warm or little bit hot boondi mixture to get form into balls.
7. Garnish it with sliced almonds on the top of each and every laddoo.
8. Serve it to God and enjoy having it with your family and friends 

Enjoy!!!!

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2 Tier Cake for any occasions

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Here I made 2 tier, one top of the cake  is yellow butter cake with vanilla butter cream and bottom tier one is chocolate chips cake with vanilla butter cream. I made it for my close friend and it turned awesome and They loved the design of the cake. You can use it for occasions.You can also use any flavor of the cake as you wish for!!!I prefer to do white ones as want to make it as very classical traditional cake design!!!

Here are the ingredients:

Ingredients!!!

For Yellow Cake!!! makes for 6 inch or 8 inch cake pan

• 1/2 cup butter softened(Room temperature)
• 3 eggs 
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/4  cups All purpose flour
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 Tsp vanilla extract

For Chocolate chip cake! Makes for 10 or 12 inch cake pan

• 1 cup butter or oil(canola or veg oil)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups All purpose flour
• 2 Tsp Baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 2 Tsp vanilla extract

For Vanilla Butter cream

• 1 cup unsalted butter(room temperature)
• 4 cups powdered sugar sifted.
• 1 Tsp vanilla extract
• 2 to 3 tablespoons of water or milk 

You can use double of the measurements as above  if you are using 2 tier cake.

Things I used for the cake as needed:

• Cake topper of your choice
• Heart shaped royal icing(red)(optional)
• Display stand 
• Bride/Bridegroom doll or any doll as you like.
• Cake board.

Method:

Grease the oil or baking spray to the 6 inch or 8 inch cake pan or else line the parchment paper fitted into the circle size of the cake pan.

Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C.

• For Yellow Cake 

1. Sift the flour with baking powder in a bowl.Keep aside
2. In an electric mixer or stand mixer,beat the butter along with sugar till you get creamy 
3. Add eggs one by one at a time
4. Add vanilla extract to it.
5. Add the sifted flour mixture  in 3 additions and mix well until it is well incorporated.
6. Add milk to it.
7. Fold gently.
8. Transfer the cake batter to the greased 6 or 8 inch pan.
9. Bake it for about 30 to 35 mins or until the tooth pick comes out clean
10. Once the cake is ready to take out from the oven,Allow it to cool

• For Chocolate chip cake

Grease the oil or baking spray to the 10 inch or 12 inch cake pan or else line the parchment paper fitted into the circle size of the cake pan.

1. Sift the flour with baking powder in a bowl.Keep aside
2. In an electric mixer or stand mixer,beat the oil/butter along with sugar till you get creamy 
3. Add eggs one by one at a time
4. Add vanilla extract to it.
5. Add the sifted flour mixture  in 3 additions and mix well until it is well incorporated.
6. Add milk to it.
7. Fold the chocolate chips gently into the flour egg mixture and mix well until it is well incorporated..
8. Transfer the cake batter to the greased 10 or 12 inch pan.
9. Bake it for about 40 to 45 mins or until the tooth pick comes out clean
10. Once the cake is ready to take out from the oven,Allow it to cool

To make vanilla butter cream frosting:

1. Add all the ingredients as given except milk/water.
2. Mix well all together to get stiffer consistency.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of milk to it and mix well until it is creamy and gets medium consistency to spread the cake.
4. You can add food color if you want the cake to be colorful.I had used white cream no colors added.

To Frost the cake:

1. Apply the butter cream on the top and all sides of the 6 inch cake as well as 10 inch cake.
2. Let it rest aside.

To Assemble:

1. Take a 12 inch cake board,spread the little butter cream on it.
2. Place the 10 inch prepared cake on the prepared cake board base.
3. Place the display stand on the center of the 10 inch cake 
4. Place the doll inside the display stand,
5. Spread the little butter cream on the 6 inch cake board.Place the 6 inch prepared cake on the 6 inch cake board.
6. On the top of the display stand place the 6 inch prepared cake with cake board base.
7. Place the cake topper into the center of the 6 inch prepared cake 
8. Garnish it with heart shaped royal icings to get attraction effect!
9. Take a piping bag with tip 21 of vanilla butter cream to make border on the 6 inch cake as well as 10 inch cake to get beautiful design.
10. The cake is ready!
11. Also garnish it with real flowers matching with royal icing color and place it on the display stand
12. Garnish it with edible pearl sprinkles all over the border if you wish.

Enjoy!!!!

It really goes great for any occasions especially wedding or anniversary cake or b'day cake with different toppers for kids!!!

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Moong Dhal Laddoo

Dear Friends!

Happy Vinayagar Chathurthi to everyone :) It is one of my mom's homemade laddoo. I made this for Vinayagar Chathurthi at my home. It was filled with fun and happiness. It is so simple and easy! IT is the best taste and loved by everyone and kids. Also great to make it for any occasions /festivals.

Here is the recipe source!

Recipe Source : Amma.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Moong Dhal(Pasi paruppu)
• 1 to 1 1/2  Cup Powdered sugar
• 1 Tsp of cardamom powder(Optional)
• Few Tablespoons of Ghee
• A Handful of cashew nuts

Method:

1. In a medium sauce pan, add 1 tablespoon of ghee to it. Roast the cashew nuts to it on medium flame till it turns light brown in color.
2. In the same pan, roast the moong dhal till it turns red color or light brown in color on medium flame for about 15 to 20 mins. Make sure never allow it to burn. Patience is needed. Allow it cool once the color changed to red in color.
3. In a mixie, put the roasted dhal into the jar and pulse it few times to get fine powder.
4. Sieve the moong dhal powder and powdered sugar well.
5. Add cardamom powder and roasted cashew nuts to the powdered dhal mixture in a bowl.
6. In the same pan add 2 to 3 tablespoons of ghee and allow it to get hot on medium heat.
7. In a wide bowl add the hot ghee to the center of the powdered dhal mixture. Mix well.
8. Grease your hands with ghee and make into balls with your bearable hands since the ghee is hot. If the mixture with ghee is not hot then it is difficult to make into balls.
9. Moong dhal laddoos are ready to serve

Enjoy!!!

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