Ingredients :
2 cups gram flour(besan)
2 cups clarified butter(ghee)
3/4 cups sugar
2 tbsp.almonds,finely chopped
1/2 tsp.cardamom powder
1/4 tsp.edible saffron colour
Preparation :
Mix gram flour with just enough water to make a thick batter. Add colour. Heat clarified butter(ghee).Through a sieve, gently place batter drops into the hot ghee. Fry till pink and drain out.
Continue till all batter is used. Reserve the fried drops as boondis.
Heat sugar with 3/4 cup water and make a sticky syrup of one-thread consistency. Add fried boondis, almonds, cardamom powder and mix well.
While still warm, shape the syrup-coated boondis into round ladoos,and leave till dry.