Motichoor Ke Ladoo

Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a deep vessel. Once the sugar dissolves, add in the milk.

Boil for 5 mins or until scum forms on top. Strain it and return to stove.

Add saffron essence and boil until sticky. Add in the cardamom powder and mix well. Then set aside.

Mix the flour and milk together to form a smooth batter. Heat the clarified butter in a heavy frying pan.

Hold the boondi-strainer over the frying pan with one hand. With the other hand, pour some batter all over the holes.

Tap gently until all of the batter has fallen into the hot clarified butter. Stir and remove once light golden in color. Set aside on a paper towel, and repeat the process with the remaining batter.

Partly crush 1/4th the fried boondi with hands. Immerse all the fried boondi in the syrup.

Drain any excess syrup and spread on a large plate. Add the chopped dry fruits to this mixture.

Sprinkle about 2 tsp of hot water over it. Cover and set aside for 5-10 min so the boondi soaks up the syrup and it becomes soft.

Once it gets sticky and cool enough to handle, take a small portion of the boondi mixture, and shape into small round balls with moist palms.