Dhanteras 2024: Prepare Motichoor Laddu with this easy method for Dhanteras Puja

The festival of Dhanteras is celebrated just two days before Diwali. Lord Dhanvantari is worshiped on the Trayodashi date of Kartik month. This year the festival of Dhanteras will be celebrated on 29 October. It is considered a festival of happiness, peace and prosperity. It is believed that whatever goods are brought on the day of Dhanteras, brings prosperity in the house. Due to this, people buy gold, silver and utensils on this day.

On this day, Lord Dhanvantari is worshiped. Special bhog is also made in the puja. So if you are thinking of making some special bhog, then you can make Motichoor Laddu. Many people think that making Motichoor Laddu is very difficult, but today we tell you how to make Motichoor Laddu easily at home. You must try this recipe at home once.

Ingredients

1 cup gram flour

1/3 tsp baking powder

1/3 tsp orange food colour

2/4 cup cold milk

Ghee for frying

1 cup sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp chopped pistachio

1 tbsp melon seeds

Some saffron threads

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

Few drops of rose juice

Method of making Motichoor Laddu

Mix gram flour, baking powder and milk in a bowl and prepare its batter. While making the batter, keep in mind that the batter should be very smooth. After this, heat ghee in a pan and take out small boondi from it and leave the boondi to cool.

Now to make syrup, add sugar, orange food colour, lemon juice and 1/2 cup water in a pan and cook for about 5 minutes. After this, add pistachio, melon seeds, saffron threads, cardamom powder and rose essence to it.

Now put this syrup on flame again and add boondi in it and cook on low flame for 3 minutes while stirring continuously. Take it out in a vessel and let it cool for 10 minutes. After this, make round laddus from it. After making laddus, you can decorate it by adding dry fruits on top. If you want, stick silver foil on it.

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