Laddo (Ball shaped sweet)

 Preparation Time :30 min.
Cooking time:30 min
yield: about 20 laddos
Ingredients:
besan 2 cups
baking powder 1/4 tsp.
water to prepare the besan batter
salt a pinch
sugar 11/2 cups
1/2 cup water to make sugar syrup
ghee 1 tsp.
cashews 10 fried in ghee
almonds 10 chopped
oil for deep frying
elaichi powdered 1/2 tsp.
green color for last batch of batter  5 drops
Method:
take besan in a mixing bowl add to it baking powder,salt and then  add water little by little to make a paste of pouring consistency
heat oil in a frying pan and take a strainer with 1 cm holes and put on top of the heated oil
scoop the batter with a ladle and pass it through a strainer

the batter will drop into the oil in the form of balls
fry the balls till they are light golden yellow and take them out of the oil

repeat this process for all the batter
after you are done with frying all the balls
take sugar and water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil
boil the syrup till you get half thread conistency(when you take the syrup in between your thumb and index finger the syrup should form a  thread and break when you take the fingers apart)
put the balls in the syrup and take the mixture away from the stove
add the ghee,fried cashews,chopped almonds and elaichi powder and mix it well
let the mixture cool down a little
take water in a little bowl
first wet your hands and take the laddo mixture in both hand and press it in shape of a laddo
repeat for all the laddo mixture
let the laddos dry on a plate for some time
store them away to be enjoyed with family and friends