Besan Ladoo (Indian festive Sweet)
Besan Ladoo is a popular Indian sweet dish made using gluten free gram flour, sugar and ghee. This is my mom's foolproof recipe followed for years.
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Equipment
- Large Spoon/Spatula
Ingredients
- 270 grams - 1 Cup - Besan / Gram Flour
- 160 gms - 3/4 Cup Ghee (Clarified Butter)
- 1 teaspoon green Cardamom seeds (Elaichi)
- 250 gms - 1 Cup - Powdered Sugar
- 2 tbsp Cashews chopped (Optional)
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom pan add in 1/2 Cup of the ghee. Remaining ghee should be added only if required.160 gms - 3/4 Cup Ghee
- Add in the Besan/Gram Flour and dry roast on slow until it releases a nice aroma.270 grams - 1 Cup - Besan / Gram Flour
- Add more ghee if you feel the besan is getting too dry and is yet not roasted.
- The roasting process takes time around 45 minutes to 1 hour. Be patient.
- Once fragrant and you see ghee starts releasing the edges you are done.
- Switch off and let this cool completely.
- Add the required sugar. If you have sugar granules, crush them in a blender to get a fine powder.250 gms - 1 Cup - Powdered Sugar
- Remove the seeds from cardamom and add it as is. The ladoo taste better with the seeds not crushed completely.1 teaspoon green Cardamom seeds
- If adding cashews add it now.2 tbsp Cashews chopped
- Take a dollop of the mixtue and form round balls. Size can be as per your preference.
- Store it in an air tight container. They stay good for more than a month.
Notes
- 1 tsp = 5 ml, 1 Cup=235 ml
- I have detailed out on the steps one needs to follow above under the heading, Few Steps to consider for this Besan Ladoos. Do read them before starting to make this.
- More or less ghee might be required depending on the flour texture.
- One can add nuts and raisins of choice.
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