Son Laddoo (Channa Dal Sweet Balls).

This is my granny's specialty sweet, u dont need any special occasion to prepare this, feel like having sweet get into kitchen prepare in minutes and its done. Pamper your taste buds with Son Laddoo.

Ingredients

Bengal gram( soaked in water for 1 hr)-1cup

Sugar( powdered)-1cup

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Saffron strands( soaked in 1tsp milk)-6

Cashewnuts( broken and roasted)-3tbsp

Ghee-2tbsp

Oil-5tbsp

Method

Grind the soaked bengal gram to coarse and thick paste. Heat kadai, add the coarsely ground bengal gram paste and oil. Fry continuously until the bengal gram paste is well cooked and the raw smell leaves. When it is done the bengal gram will become soft, dry and will not stick to hand. At this point add the sugar, cardamom, saffron, cashewnuts and ghee. Since the sugar is added now the bengal gram mixture will become soggy, do not worry stir continuously and sugar will start thickening. When the mixture thickens allow to cool. Make small balls( laddoo) out of the mixture and arrage on a plate. Son laddoo is ready to serve.