I have always craved to make sweets (that people can eat and love). I have tried my hand at many such items such as Badusha, 7-cup sweet, even Mysore Pak! Some attempts were successful, others went down the drain.
I am alright when it comes to daily cooking, but for festive occasions such as Diwali, my keenness to experiment goes up! This Diwali also I wanted to do something different.
So, I tried my hand at the 7-cup sweet again but it didn't get the right consistency, so I donated it to the drain. Sigh!
Then I remembered that I had planned to try out Maladoo.
Off I went to Nilgiris to buy the ingredients.
You need:
1. Ghee (I used 100 ml)
2. Fried whole gram (I used 1/2 kg)
3. Cashews, raisins, almonds, cardamom (4-5)
4. Sugar (200g)
Cooking time: 15 minutes
How to make:
I dry roasted the gram lightly then powdered it finely. I kept it aside to cool.
Then, I powdered the sugar, almonds, and cardamom to a fine powder. Ensure there are no lumps. Keep this aside.
Heat the ghee in a kadai. Ensure you keep the flame at low. Fry the cashews and raisins and pour the mixture into the gram flour that you kept aside.
With a ladle, mix the cashews, raisins, and gram flour with the hot ghee evenly. Let the heat settle and start mixing the flour with your hands. Ensure it is not very hot. Check if you are able to make a round shape by taking a bit of the mixture and rolling it in one palm and giving it a round shape with the other. This is a bit tricky. You have to remember to add some ghee if the flour doesn't stick easily. I got some oblong ones also! ;)
Make round balls and keep them aside to cool. After they cool, they will become harder. Enjoy!
I am alright when it comes to daily cooking, but for festive occasions such as Diwali, my keenness to experiment goes up! This Diwali also I wanted to do something different.
So, I tried my hand at the 7-cup sweet again but it didn't get the right consistency, so I donated it to the drain. Sigh!
Then I remembered that I had planned to try out Maladoo. Off I went to Nilgiris to buy the ingredients.
You need:
1. Ghee (I used 100 ml)
2. Fried whole gram (I used 1/2 kg)
3. Cashews, raisins, almonds, cardamom (4-5)
4. Sugar (200g)
Cooking time: 15 minutes
How to make:
I dry roasted the gram lightly then powdered it finely. I kept it aside to cool.
Then, I powdered the sugar, almonds, and cardamom to a fine powder. Ensure there are no lumps. Keep this aside.
Heat the ghee in a kadai. Ensure you keep the flame at low. Fry the cashews and raisins and pour the mixture into the gram flour that you kept aside.
With a ladle, mix the cashews, raisins, and gram flour with the hot ghee evenly. Let the heat settle and start mixing the flour with your hands. Ensure it is not very hot. Check if you are able to make a round shape by taking a bit of the mixture and rolling it in one palm and giving it a round shape with the other. This is a bit tricky. You have to remember to add some ghee if the flour doesn't stick easily. I got some oblong ones also! ;)
Make round balls and keep them aside to cool. After they cool, they will become harder. Enjoy!
