Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Homemade Motichoor Laddu Recipe: A Festive Delight
Motichoor laddus are delicious Indian sweets made from tiny fried droplets of gram flour batter called boondi.
First, you mix gram flour and water to make a smooth batter.
Then, you fry this batter through a special sieve into hot ghee, which creates small, golden pearls.
These are mixed with a sugar syrup, flavored with cardamom, and sometimes saffron or rose water.
Finally, the boondi soaks up the syrup, and the mixture is shaped into the tasty laddus.
Making them at home allows for fresh ingredients and a personal touch, making them extra special.
Motichoor laddus are a popular sweet often enjoyed during festivals and special occasions.
The main ingredients include gram flour, ghee, sugar, water, and cardamom powder.
Optional ingredients include saffron, rose water, and decorations such as almonds and pistachios.
Boondi is made by frying droplets of gram flour batter in hot ghee.
The fried boondi is then mixed with a one-string sugar syrup.
- Who
- Anita Devi (homemaker)
- What
- Recipe for making Motichoor laddus at home
- When
- Recipe provided in an article last updated September 5, 2025
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To enjoy Motichoor laddus made at home, using fresh ingredients.
- Main Ingredients
- Gram flour, ghee, sugar, water, cardamom powder
- Optional Decorations
- Almonds, pistachios, cloves, edible silver leaf
- Optional Additions
- Saffron or orange food coloring, rose water
- Key Step
- Making boondi pearls from gram flour batter