These are laddoos, an Indian sweet. These are, in fact, my most favouritest Indian sweet ever! More specifically, my friend, M's, laddoos are my most favouritest Indian sweets in the world. They're tender and crumbly and melt in your mouth. If you're familiar with those tiny Chinese peanut cookies, these are similar but different. Scented with cardamom, it's a combination of flour, ghee, sugar and almonds. And before you think "nah, these can't possibly be the best laddoos in the world" or "I know the best laddoos in the world and they aren't found in Seattle", I can produce no less than four witnesses who will testify to these being the best laddoos in the world (I only have four witnesses because I can't bear to share any more laddoos than that).While I don't presume to dabble in the works of the master, I have included M's recipe below for those would dare to try.
Ingredients:
3 cups - whole wheat flour
1 - cup Ghee
½ cup - Rawa\semolina\sooji
1 1/8 - cup sugar
½ - cup chopped almonds
6-8 – cardamom pods (the seeds inside powdered)
Heat the ghee in a big pan. Add whole wheat flour and sooji and roast on medium heat until brown(approximately 30 – 40 mins) . Add the chopped almonds and cardamom and roast for 5 mins. Take it off the stove and let it cool for 10 mins( don’t let it cool too much, you won’t be able to make the balls). Add sugar, mix well and make the balls.
I realize I didn't take a particularly good picture. Laddoos are really not that ginourmous. They're sort of fishball in size.
1 comment:
I, hereby, attest that these are indeed the best ladoos in the world!!
I was one of the lucky four who got to try these and I still can't stop thinking about them :).
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