BESAN LADDOO- 2

Besan laddoo is a delicious Indian sweet for special occasions and for festivals like Diwali. This recipe is shared with me by one of my Fb friend. Very popular laddoo made from gram flour, powdered sugar and clarified butter. It might be known by various names but this delicious laddoos of special and sweetened besan famous all the country. I have already shared one of my version of besan laddoo with some different measurements and a slight difference in procedure. It will look so irresistible at this stage that you would just want to pop it into your mouth …!!! That’s when the laddoo is ready. Hope you like it. So here is my recipe with step by step pictures.

INGREDIENTS:

4 Cup Besan

1 Cup Ghee

2 Cup Powdered Sugar

¼ Cup Coarsely Powdered Almonds

½ Cardamom Powder

Cashews for garnishing

METHOD:

STEP 1 - Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan,

add the besan

and mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 13 minutes, while stirring continuously.

STEP 2 - Switch off the flame and keep stirring for 1 more minute. Add almond powder in it and mix it.

STEP 3 - Transfer the mixture into a plate and keep aside to cool for 1 hour or till the mixture cools down completely.

STEP 4 - Add the sugar, coarsely powdered almonds and cardamom powder

and mix well while rubbing the mixture in between your palms till it gets a crumbly texture.

STEP 5 - Take a small portion of the mixture, try to shape, if you are comfortable roll it then the mixture is ready.

STEP 6 - Take small amount of mixture

and roll into a round laddoo.

STEP 7 - Repeat steps for more laddoos.

STEP 8 -Garnish them some dry fruits for extra crunch.

Keep them till set well and then transfer to an airtight container and enjoy your homemade laddoos

NOTES:* Roast the besan flour till the raw smell leaves else it will give a raw taste to the laddoos.

             * Don’t mix all the clarified butter at a time. First add ¾ the of it , check the consistency and if required then add the remaining.

             * If you get Rani Chap Besan Flour to the store then surely use it for laddoos.

             *You can add 2 tablespoon of rawa/ sooji to make the laddo crunchy.

             * While making laddoo, you can even grease your hands with a little clarified butter to avoid sticking.

             To make your laddoo more good-looking you can use silver vork.

             You can store this laddoo in an air tight container at room temperature for about 15 days.