Bandaru (Tokkudu) Laddu
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 3 cups besan (Bengal gram flour)
  • ½ - 1 cup water
  • oil to deep fry
  • ½ cup fresh ghee
  • 15 cashew nuts
  • 2 cups brown sugar or 1½ cup grated jaggery
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
Instructions
  1. First, we will mix the dough. Mix gram flour with ½ water. Knead well. Add little by little more water if needed. Add 1 tsp oil so that it doesn't stick to fingers.
  2. Heat oil in a kadai to medium.
  3. Transfer this dough into a greased chakli press. When the oil is hot enough, press the gram flour dough with chakli mixture into the oil. Fry till golden brown on medium heat. Remove the fried karappoosa into a bowl. Let it cool.
  4. Heat ghee in a small pot. Add cashew nuts and fry till golden brown. Let them cool.
  5. When murukulu are cold, crush the murukulu with fingers and break into small pieces. Grind the murukulu to a fine powder. Remove the powder into a bowl. Measure 2 cups of powder and add back to the grinder. Add 2 cups of sugar and cardamom powder. Pulse till all ingredients are mixed well.
  6. Remove into a bowl. Add room temperature melted ghee little by little. Mix well until you can form laddu balls.
  7. Press between your palms and form round laddus. Store in a closed box in cool place.
Recipe by Ujwala's Delicacies at https://www.ujwalasdelicacies.com/bandaru-tokkudu-laddu/