Motichoor Ladoo Recipe with step by step pictures. It is also known as Moti ladoo, motichoor laddu motichur laddu. This popular Indian ladoos is prepared for the celebration of Diwali, Holi, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, and other special occasions and gatherings. Motichur ladoo is made with gram flour, sugar, dried fruits and nuts. I have shared recipe for ladoo without the use of the special ladle “boondi jhara”. In this blog post, learn how to make delicious motichoor ladoo with step by step pictures and video.
Motichoor Ladoo
Motichoor ladoo is one of my favourite ladoo. I am not against regular boondi ladoo but this one is my favourite. I love the soft melt in mouth texture of motichoor ladoo. Even though this looks slightly complicated to look at, the procedure of making motichoor ladoo is super simple and doable. Specially I make this around Diwali, because my kids love this.
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In this recipe post, I have shared step by step pictures for making the most amazing motichur ladoo which you can try easily. The ingredients are very simple as well and the procedure is simple too.
What is Ladoo (Laddu)
Ladoo is ball shaped sweets. You can make it with variety of ingredients and there are over hundreds of ladoo recipes all over India. It is made with some kind of flour which is mixed with sugar or jaggery and ghee to make ladoo.
Laddu is made with coconut, dried fruits, nuts, dates and other ingredients as well. Some of the most popular ladoo recipes are motichur ladoo, boondi laddu, coconut ladoo, rava ladoo and many more. You can check my collection of laddu recipes on the blog.
They are usually made to celebrate special occasions like Diwali, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Krishna Jayanthi. It is also made for occasions like weddings, get-togethers and family gatherings. Ladoo is specially made as an offering for lord Ganesha and it is said that it is his favourite sweet other than Modak. One of the world famous ladoo is from Andhra which is offered in Tirupati temple.
About Motichur Laddu (Motichoor Ke Ladoo)
Motichur Laddu is a soft melt in mouth round balls made with gram flour | chickpea flour or besan. Gram flour batter is fried using a special boondi jhara or boondi ladle in hot oil. These fried tiny balls is mixed with sugar syrup, ghee, dried fruits and nuts to form small balls of heaven. This is a popular sweet or laddu from North India which is widely made during festive season like Diwali.
In Hindi, ‘Moti’ means ‘tiny pearl’ and ‘chur’ means ‘to crush’. That is how motichur laddu got its name. Unlike boondi ladoo, this motichur ladoo has fine texture which makes them so satisfying to eat. The ladoo is soft in texture which makes them so delicate to eat.
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My Recipe for Motichoor Ladoo & Why it Works?
The recipe for making motichur ladoo is easy if you follow this simple method and tips which I have shared in this blog post. Traditionally motichur boondi jhara is used to fry the gram flour pearls. But I used regular slotted ladle available in every household to make the boondi. The boondi made using this is slightly bigger in texture so I follow a blending technique to achieve the fine texture.
First you have to prepare the batter which is as simple as mixing gram flour, sooji with water. The batter has to rest for 5 to 10 minutes which gives you plenty of time to make the sugar syrup. The syrup texture has to be one string consistency which takes only 5 to 10 mins. Once these two are made, you have to combine both together. The fried gram flour pearls absorb the sugar syrup in a matter of minutes.
I use a simple hack of using the blender and hot water to make the ladoo mixture which makes world of the difference. You get soft, melt in mouth texture. Over all this ladoo can be made in less than 1 hour which makes it a great festive sweet. Make sure to read the complete blog post, including tips and tricks.
Motichoor Laddu Ingredients
Gram Flour | Besan - use good quality besan for taste and texture. Best quality besan enhances the taste of motichoor ladoo. If you feel your gram flour is lumpy, use a sieve to sift it.
Sooji - a spoon of fine sooji is used in the batter. It helps creating the chewy texture in the boondi. If you have coarse sooji, grind them in blender to make them fine.
Sugar - Refined white sugar is used in syrup to bind the fried boondi. You have cook the sugar syrup till one string consistency.
Dried Fruits and Nuts - chop cashews into small pieces for even distribution, fried cashews add nice nutty texture. You can use melon seeds, chopped almonds, kishmish in the ladoo.
Flavourings - motichoor ladoo has cardamom powder and saffron as their main flavourings. But some people like to use a dash of kewra water too.
Food Colour - Traditionally motichoor ladoo is either in orange colour or deep yellow colour.
Ghee - pure desi ghee adds the flavour to the ladoo. I use ghee to fry my cashews and raisins and add it in the end for taste.
Boondhi Karandi | Boondi Jhara
Traditionally boondi is made with boondi karandi which is also known as boondhi jhara. It is a steel ladle which is perforated. Usually this ladle comes with a wooden handle which makes it heat-proof.
Gram flour is mixed with water to create a slightly thick batter. This Boondi batter is poured over this ladle which is placed directly over hot oil. the batter drops through the holes of the perforated ladle to form small ball like shapes which is known as "boondi"
If you cannot find this authentic ladle to make boondhi. You can use any perforated ladles like shown above in the picture to make boondi, it will still turn out great.
How to Make Motichoor Ladoo (Stepwise Pictures)
Making Batter
1)Take gram flour and sooji in a sifter and sieve it in a mixing bowl. You have to use fine sooji for this recipe, if you don't have fie sooji, grind them in blender and use. Also sieving in important, This step helps remove the lumps from the gram flour.
2)Take sifted sooji and gram flour in a bowl.
3)Add in water to make the batter. Make sure to use little water at a time. Mix the water into the gram flour to make a smooth lump-free batter.
Pro Tip: The batter should be a little thinner than dosa batter. Don't make it too thin, else the boondi will fall flat when frying. If it is too thick then the boondi won't fall off the ladle.
4)Add in food coloring and mix well. I used orange food colouring. You can use yellow as well.
5)Set this aside till you finish making the syrup.
Making Sugar Syrup
6)Now take sugar in a pan. I used refined sugar, Jaggery will not work in this recipe.
7)Add water into the sugar. Mix well so the sugar gets dissolved in the water.
8)Bring this to a boil. Simmer for 8 to 10 mins till it forms one string consistency.
9)If you dip the ladle inside the sugar syrup and take it out, then the last drop falling off the ladle should form a string like effect.
You can also use your finger to check the consistency. If you stretch the syrup between the thumb and index of your fingers, it should form a string like consistency. This tells you the sugar syrup is at the one string consistency.
10)Now add in cardamom powder and saffron to this and mix well.
11)Now make sure the syrup stays nice and warm till you finish frying the boondis.
Frying boondi
12) Heat oil for deep frying. Don't get it too hot. Now take a boondi ladle / perforated spoon ( I used a steel strainer with medium size holes in it).
13)Now take the batter and pour it over the ladle. Using a spoon tap off the ladle, so the boondi will fall through the holes.
14)Fry this on a medium high heat for couple of mins. It shouldn't get crispy, it should be little on the softer side.
15)Strain the boondi onto a bowl and set aside. Repeat till you finish the batter.
Making ladoo Mixture
16)Add all the nuts to the boondi. You can use finely chopped cashews, almonds, melon seeds. You can fry the nuts in ghee till crispy and add it into the boondi.
17)pour the warm syrup into the boondi.
18)Mix this well, so the boondi absorb all the syrup.
19)Now take this in a mixer or food processor.
20)Add just a tbsp of hot water. and pulse for few times so it gets crushed and becomes one mass.
Pro Tip: Don't add too much hot water when blending, if you use too much hot water the mixture may get runny and you won't be able to shape ladoos.
21)You have to pulse the mixture. Don't grind it too much or it will get completely mashed up.
Shaping Motichur Ladoos
22)Now transfer this to a bowl. The mixture will be thick.
23)Dip your hands in ghee.
24)Take a small portion from it and shape into soft ladoos.
25)Shape it into ladoos and arrange it in a plate.
26)Decorate with a slice of almonds or cashews if you like. As the ladoos rest it will harden just a bit.
27)Enjoy.
Fool Proof Motichoor Laddu Tips & Hacks
Get Your Batter Consistency Right
Always use finest quality gram flour. If you can, you can grind your own chana dal to get chickpeas. To make homemade chickpea flour, dry roast split yellow chana for few minutes. Then give it to the mill to make besan.
It is important to get your batter right. Sift gram flour and sooji to remove any lumps , this ensure that your batter doesn't have any lumps. Make sure your batter is at the right consistency. It shouldn't be too thick or too thin.
About Sugar Syrup
Make sure the syrup is at the right consistency. If you dip the ladle inside the sugar syrup and take it out, then the last drop falling off the ladle should form a string like effect.
You can also use your finger to check the consistency. If you stretch the syrup between the thumb and index of your fingers, it should form a string like consistency. This tells you the sugar syrup is at the one string consistency.
Frying Moti Pearls for Ladoo
The oil shouldn't be too hot when frying the pearls. Now take a boondi ladle / perforated spoon ( I used a steel strainer with medium size holes in it). Now take the batter and pour it over the ladle. Using a spoon tap the ladle, so the boondi will fall through the holes. Fry this on a medium high heat for couple of mins. It shouldn't get crispy, it should be little on the softer side.
FAQ
How to Make Motichoor ladoo?
Motichur Laddu is a soft melt in mouth round balls made with gram flour | chickpea flour or besan. Gram flour batter is fried using a special boondi jhara or boondi ladle in hot oil. These fried tiny balls is mixed with sugar syrup, ghee, dried fruits and nuts to form small balls of heaven.
How long can I store motichoor ladoo?
You can make and store motichoor ladoo for a week in fridge. It can stay at room temperature for 2 days.
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Motichoor Ladoo | Motichur Laddu Recipe | Motichoor Laddu Recipe
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Kadai
- Slotted Spoon or Perforated Ladle
Ingredients
- Oil for Deep frying
- 3 tbsp Almonds | Badam chopped finely
- 3 tbsp Cashews chopped finely
- 1 tbsp Boiling Water
- 2 tbsp Ghee
For Making Boondi Batter
- 1 cup Gram Flour | Besan | Chickpea Flour 120 grams
- 1 tbsp Sooji | Fine Rava Put it in a blender and make into a fine powder
- ½ cup Water or adjust
- ½ tsp Orange Food Colouring
For Sugar Syrup
- 1 cup Refined White Sugar 200 grams
- ½ cup Water 120 ml
- ⅛ tsp Saffron
- 1 tsp Ground Cardamom
Instructions
- Batter Making - Take gram flour and sooji in a sifter and sieve it in a mixing bowl. Add in water and mix well to form a smooth batter. The batter should be a little thinner than dosa batter. Don't make it too thin, else the boondi will fall flat. If it is too thick then the boondi wont fall off the ladle. Add in food colouring and mix well Set this aside till you finish making the syrup.
- Make the sugar syrup - Now take sugar and water in a pan. Mix well so the sugar gets disolved in the water. Bring this to a boil. Simmer for 8 to 10 mins till it forms one string consistency. If you dip the ladle inside the sugar syrup and take it out, then the last drop falling off the ladle should form a string like effect. Now add in cardamom powder and saffron to this and mix well. Now make sure the syrup stays nice and warm till you finish frying the boondis.
- Frying boondi - Heat oil for deep frying. Don't get it too hot. Now take a boondi ladle / perforated spoon ( I used a steel strainer with medium size holes in it). Now take the batter and pour it over the ladle. Using a spoon tap off the ladle, so the boondi will fall through the holes. Fry this on a medium high heat for couple of mins. It shouldn't get crispy, it should be little on the softer side. Strain the boondi onto a bowl and set aside. Repeat till you finish the batter.
- Making ladoos mixture - Now Add all the nuts to the boondi and pour the warm syrup over it. Mix well so it gets combined. Now take this in a mixer or food processor. Add a tblspn of boiling water to this and pulse for few times so it gets crushed and becomes one mass. Dont grind it too much or it will get completely mashed up.
- Shaping Ladoo - Now transfer this to a bowl. Dip your hands in ghee and take a small portion from it. Shape into balls and arrange them on a plate. Decorate with a slice of almonds or cashews if you like and enjoy.
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Notes
- Make sure the batter is not too thick or too thin. It has to be correct consistency.
- You can use boondi ladle that is easily available in stores.
- If you have fine sooji, no need to powder it.
- Any nuts like almonds, cashews, melon seeds can be used. You can fry the nuts in ghee and add it to the mixture.
- You can use a blender or food processor for blending the mixture.
- Don't add too much hot water when blending, if you use too much hot water the mixture may get runny.
Serving & Storage
You can make and store motichoor ladoo for a week in fridge. It can stay at room temperature for 2 days.Nutrition
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fajeeda
yummy yummy ladoos i love thm...
Shwetha
Congrats!!! Ive been a regular follower of your blog..
Sangeetha Nambi
OMG! it sooooo tempting !!!
Vanita A
Congratulations & Celebrations on Becoming parents of a lovely baby girl. ur princess. Thks for the news. God bless ur princess (Lakshmi) with all the joy & happiness. Take care. Thks for the Motichoor ladoos.
Happys Cook
Yummy Ladoo... Congrats for ur new arrival...
SubaSathish
congrats aarthi....
Gayathri Ramanan
congrats Arthi...
Take care of your health and your baby girl..
Ladoo looks so good and tempting...
Gloria
congrats on your lil princess...n lovely ladoos..looks soft n yummy
Sona S
Congrats! And the laddus looks super delicious.
Mahi
Congrats! Delicious laddu's to share the happy news! Take care! Enjoy the days of Motherhood!
Anonymous
Love this, thank you for sharing. Going to try it this weekend!
Veena Theagarajan
Super yummy laddoo.. Congrats on your bundle of joy
Anonymous
Dear Aarthi
Hearty Congratulations.
May God bless ur Princess with all prosperity .Then wat's her name?
Rumana Ambrin
That's looks so awesome....
Anonymous
Congratulations Aarthi. God bless the little one. Hope you have a wonderful time with her...cherishing every moment. Take care!
morri
Wow! I thought it was that time - you never leave your blog alone for so long, unless something super important happens. Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. I know we've never met in person, but I'm sending you all my best thoughts, because I feel just like I did when one of my friends had a baby. I wish you a very happy family life together and I'll be waiting for more news about your little treasure. Take care!
Anonymous
Congrats Aarti.. Take care of yourself & angel.. God bless you..
Though I am a frequent follower of your website, This is my first ever comment. 🙂
- PraVi
AK
Oh!! That's so wonderful Aarthi. My best wishes to your family and lots of love for your little angel.
Princy Vinoth
Congrats on your lil princess and perfect ladoos to celebrate!
Padmajha PJ
Congrts Arthi:). So nice to hear this news.
Take time to enjoy the pampering and of course spending time with your lil bundle of joy 🙂
GK Arusuvai
lovely laddu....nice colour!! congratz on ur newborn princess....she will be mastering ur cooking skills....so nice!!
Anonymous
Congratulation Aarthi. God bless th lil one
Priyanka
Hi Aarthi...many many many congratulations on the birth of your little doll! :-)) Missed you on the blogging scene! Glad to hear you and your baby are doing well...she sure is a lucky girl to have such a wonderful mother like you! The ladoos are absolutely mouthwatering...will try soon as I stay outside India and dont get to eat these sweets so often!
Priyanka
Priya
Congrats Aarthi!! So happy for you!! Wishing you the best!! Cherish your motherhood!!
Priya Suresh
Congrats on ur bundle of Joy Aarthi,enjoy ur motherhood, cherish these moments dear.. Prefect sweet for the celebration.
Stove-to-stomach
First of all, Congratulations on becoming a mommy. May your life be full of love and happiness and I hope your little bundle of joy is healthy and remains healthy and happy forever.
And as far as the recipe goes, you make it sound really simple. I would try it for sure. Thanks for sharing it.
Malini
Hi dear congrats... enjoy ut time with ur kutti angel... and laddoo looks yuuummmyyyyyyyy...
Anonymous
congrats arthi
Anonymous
Congrats 🙂 🙂 Yum yum ladoos 🙂 🙂
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious and yummy looking ladoos.
Deepa
Anonymous
Hey Aarthi, I am Sitalekshmi and I am from ur native place only. Am a regular reader if ur blog .. Good work aarthi. And CONGRATULATIONS to u for getting promoted to a new role in your life "MOTHER". take care ..
Nandita SS
Congratulations. motherhood is indded amazing. this is a Beautiful post! Loved the step by step photographs and the recipe as well. Take care and enjoy the new phase 🙂
Aarthi
@Anonymous I will be sharing it soon
Shanthi
congrats and the ladoos luk yum
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj
Congrats Aarthi... God bless u and ur lil one... perfect sweet to celebrate ..
chitra
cograts aarthi and welcome to u r girl. last month on 10th i also delivered my dream angel to this world.being mom is such an amazing thing in the world. enjoy each and every moment dont miss it.
Pari Cash
Congrats dear, Love to your little girl. ladoos are drool worthy.
Gopalraj Chettiar
Hi my name is Chitra
First of all congratulations for your new angel and welcome to motherhood. I often refer ur recipe and try at home and most of them are successful too, it been a year now i m refering you recipes and always thinks to comment but never got a time but today when i heard your good news i can't resist and took my time and posting comments. I just love your passion for cooking because i m also one of u. Now will definetly try to put comment on the recipes.Neways take care of u and baby.
neha
congrats..god bless the lil one....i love ur blog...
Beena.stephy
Congrats. Tempting sweet
Anonymous
Hi aarthi .. This is Sitalekshmi. I Don't know Why are U not posting my comment.. That too it was my first comment in ur blog. I usually see your blog and follow many of ur recipes. After seeing ur sweetest news ever., I thought of congratulating you., but I feel sorry that u didn't respect that. Being your native person., I don't know why are u showing ur hot face to me.
Anonymous
Hearty congrats aarthi
Anonymous
@Aarthihi aarthi....
i tried ladoo...but cant bring to that shape....
Aarthi
@AnonymousI think u had cooked the sugar too much.
Chris asmy
Hi akka Ur receipies are so easy to do....I love all Ur receipies...I tried ladoos but the sugar syrup became very thick..what should I do
hindu
yummu yummy really
Anonymous
Congratulations. .... thanks for detailed receipe. . Will try it soon..
Anonymous
Congrats aarti..
Vidhi Madan
Hi.. yummy recipe. . Wanna try but have run out of unsalted butter.. can I replace it with amul butter???
Aarthi
@Vidhi MadanYou have to use ghee
Vidhi Madan
Sorry aarthi I think was seeing some other recipe n wrote it here by mistake but can I use amul butter instead of unsalted butter? ?
Vidhi Madan
Hi Aarthi. . Tried d recipe today but li'l disappointed. . Didn't get d rite sugar syrup consistency.. I tried to get d string like in the pic but the syrup wud become thick n den added Lil water to get kinda 1 string.. The syrup then became hard very quickly like a slab.. then had to reheat it.. I dnt knw it all went wrong.. ladoos became too sweet but had used the same measurement above..do I need to mix ghee in the boondi or jus on palm?? My son still very sweetly said " awesome mumma " & made my day.. ☺ pls advice for my next try..
Aarthi
@Vidhi MadanYes u can use, but it has to be unsalted
Aarthi
@Vidhi MadanI think you haven't mixed the sugar well till it is dissolved. So it has become hard. You have to use ghee just to grease your palm
Kalyani
just saw this post, Aarthi ! Congrats...
I hope ur baby girl is doing good !
Sirisha Bandarupalli
Yummy laddoos
Tried it and came out well
Thanku so much for ur tips to make laddoo perfect
Anonymous
I love ur receipes
Anonymous
Congrats mam 😊 for ur little angel .... N I vl definitely try ur receipe ...
Anonymous
Congrats mam 😊 for ur little angel .... N I vl definitely try ur receipe ...
Anita Ghadekar
Hi arathi,.
All of your recipes are awesome .i tried many.never failed.today tried motichoor ladoo, i followed all steps, still it is very watery mixer loose mixture.i shaped in ball & made ladoo but i afraid it will get break after taking in hand only.now i kept that in freeze for setting, is it ok ? Ladoo will get hard?
Pls reply urgently.
-Anita
Aarthi
@Anita Ghadekarif it is watery then there is lots of sugar syrup is added. try making some more boondi and add it.
Anonymous
Just tried this recipe. firstly there was a problem with boondi but later on it was ok and the result was very good. Thanks for sharing
hannah
Hi how many days can this be stored? Either in fridge or outside?
Aarthi
@hannahu can store it for 3 days outside and for a week in fridge
Richa G
Congrats Aarthi...so happy for you..I am one of your followers.Laddus are so tempting.God bless.
ammu chezhian
Hai Aarthi. Ur dishes are so good.
Daania
hai,
Can u please furnish the weight of total ladoos,10 to 12 ladoos