Name: Beetroot Sweet Boondi Ladoo recipe by Abhinetri V at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Bengal gram flour/Besan - 1 cup; Sugar - 1 cup; Clarified butter/Ghee-3 tablespoon; Cardamom- 5; Almonds - 5; Raisins-10; Water- 1/2 cup; Oil/Ghee-for frying; Beetroot juice - as required

ABOUT Beetroot Sweet Boondi Ladoo RECIPE

Beetroot boosts haemoglobin levels, prevents signs of ageing,controls diabetes and improves stamina, works as a body cleanser. Inspired from festive foods , I prepared the sweet. Also there is no artificial color used. Happy and safe deepavali.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Bengal gram flour/Besan - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Clarified butter/Ghee-3 tablespoon
Cardamom- 5
Almonds - 5
Raisins-10
Water- 1/2 cup
Oil/Ghee-for frying
Beetroot juice - as required

Instructions

Heat a pan. Add ghee to it and fry the chopped almonds and raisins. Keep it aside.
Sieve the gram flour, transfer it to a bowl and add beet juice to make a thin consistency ( flowing ) .
Take another pan , pour ghee into it and once the ghee is hot , pour one ladle of boondi batter over the boondi ladle and spread it gently to see round shaped boondi falling into the pan.
Deep fry them on a medium flame.Then transfer the boondi into a vessel.
Repeat the above process with the remaining boondi batter to get more number of boondis.
Simultaneously ,heat a pan. Pour 1 part of water and add 1/2 part of sugar to it. Allow it to boil until a half string consistency is obtained . Then turn off the flame.
Add ghee , already fried dry fruits to the boondi mix and transfer this to the sugar syrup. Mix this gently.
Take a handful of the above mix and make round shaped ladoos.
Let them cool to room temperature. Then store the ladoos in an airtight container. These can be stored for a week.

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