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Darbesh | Bengali Laddu

"Darbesh" is a widely known and traditional Bengali delicacy that resembles Boondi Laddu in appearance, but has a distinct flavor. One of the key ingredients in Dorbesh is Khowa or Mawa, which is not used in the making of Boondi Laddu.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Bengali
Keyword bengali sweet, darbesh ladoo, darbesh sweet, Debjanir Rannaghar
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 30 Darbesh
Calories 119kcal
Cost Rs 250

Ingredients

  • 250 g Gram Flour 2 cup
  • 150 g Khowa
  • 500 g Sugar 4 cups ( can be adjusted based on the preference of sugar )
  • 75 g Ghee / Clarified Butter
  • White Oil: for deep frying
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 6 Green Cardamom
  • 25 g Cashew Nut / Kaju
  • 25 g Almond / Badam/ Kathbadam
  • 25 g Raisin / Kishmish
  • 2 teaspoon Melon Seed/ Charmagaj
  • 4 drops Food Color based on your need; I have used Yellow, Orange, Red and Green (Optional)

Instructions

Making of Sugar Syrup:

  • %Sugar Syrup for Darbesh
  • Sugar syrup with a consistency of one tread is required for making “Dorbesh”.
  • Turn the flame on and place a thick bottom pan with 4 cups sugar and around ¾ cup water and cook on high flame for around 1-2 minutes to melt the sugar completely.
  • Now cook for another 2-3 minutes on medium flame and check the consistency of the sugar syrup.
  • Take 1-2 drops of syrup in a spoon and let it cool and after that check the consistency with the help of fingers. If the thread formed then switch off the flame immediately or else cook for another 1-2 minutes and check the consistency.

Making of the Batter for Bonde /Boondi:

  • %boondi Batter or Darbesh
  • We need a semi-runny (not too thick) batter for Boondi / Bonde.
  • Mix Besan/gram flour along with rice flour and a pinch of baking soda properly.
  • the flour mixture with the help of a sieve. It’s better to take a big bottom bowl for making the batter.
  • Keep around 1 cup of water for making the batter but don’t add entire water in one go.
  • At first, add very little water to the flour mixture and whisk the batter scrupulously to dissolve all the lumps. After that, add the rest of the water to the mixture to get a semi-thick consistency. I have used a ¾th cup of water for 2 cups of Besan.
  • Add 1 tbsp. of white oil in the mixture and mix it properly and give the batter a rest of around 20-30 minutes.
  • Colours added in Boondi batter
  • Take around 5 tbsp. of batter in a small bowl and add 1 drop of red color to it and mix properly.
  • Take 5 tbsp. batter in another small bowl add one drop of green color and mix that properly too.
  • In the remaining batter add 2-3 drops of orange color and mix properly.

Making of Bonde /Boondi:

  • %Making of Boondi
  • Take sufficient white oil with 75g ghee in a deep bottom pan and heat it over a high flame. (I have used a mixture of ghee oil for frying while bonde can be fried with either oil or ghee also).
  • We need round round-shaped boondi for making “Darbesh”.
  • Pour in 1-2 drops of batter in hot oil; if it forms flat and tailed boondi then we need to add a bit of gram flour to get a perfect consistency.
  • For making boondi we need two perforated ladles (one for frying and another for making boondis).
  • Take a ladle/ jhara and place it over the hot oil in the wok (6-7 inches above).
  • Keep the flame on the higher side.
  • %Making of Boondi
  • Take one big spoonful of batter pour it on the perforated ladle and spread with the spoon lightly.
  • Now, fry the boondis till they cook properly but don’t over-fry boondis as we don’t need crispy boondis for making “Darbesh “.
  • Following this step use entire batter including the colored batter to get a plate full of colorful boondi.
  • Clean the perforated ladle with the help of a piece of cloth after making each batch of Boondi.
  • %boondi

Making of "Darbesh":

  • % sweet boondi for Darbesh
  • Chop dry fruits except for melon seeds roughly but don’t fry those.
  • We need warm sugar syrup for preparing D0rbesh.
  • Add all the dry fruits and green cardamom powder to the syrup and mix properly with the help of a ladle.
  • Now add the entire boondi to the syrup and mix it again.
  • Add grated khowa and mix it properly.
  • Give the mixture a standing time of one hour.
  • After that, wet your hand with some water and take 2-3 tbsp. of the mixture and make a small round ball by pressing with the help of both the hand and make the rest of the “Dorbesh” following the same process.
  • Amazing “Dorbesh's are ready but give those small wonders around 2 hours of standing time before eating!!!

Notes

Difference between Boondi Laddu and Darbesh:: We don’t add Khowa and rice flour while making boondi laddu but these two are required for Dorbesh.

Nutrition

Serving: 75g | Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.2g | Protein: 2.6g | Fat: 3.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.6g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 20mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 16.3g
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