Besan ladoos are rich, sweet dessert-snack made from gently roasted besan. An Indian desert usually made during festive time but these laddoo you can make any time because it is very simple and easy to make recipe. These laddoo stored well for many days. Besan Ladoos can be served any time of the day.
Serve- 8-10 ladoos
Cooking Time- 30-40 min.
Ingredients-
§ 2 cups gram flour (besan)
§½ cup unsalted melted butter (ghee)
§¾ cups sugar (powdered)
§4 tbspn sliced almonds
§¼ teaspoons cardamom powder
§Chopped Pista or nuts for garnishing
Method-
Put the besan (gram flour), and melted butter in a large frying pan and mix.
Turn the stove on to medium heat and begin to roast the basen mixture until besan becomes light golden brown in color. Stir the mixture continuously with a spatula to prevent burning.
When the color has changed you will also start to smell the sweetness of roasted besan. This should take about 10- 15 minutes. At this stage add 1/2 tespn of haldi for better colour of laddu.
Remove the pan from the heat and let the besan cool to a room temperature.
While the mixture is warm add and mix cardamom seeds, almonds, and powdered sugar.
Mix properly all ingredients and to make the ladoos, take about 2 tablespoons of basen mixture into your palm. Gently press the mixture between your palms to form a smooth, round ball.
Put ladoos back on the plate with the almomd or pistachio side facing the top.
Leave the ladoos on a plate to cool to room temperature before putting into a covered container. The ladoos can be stored in an airtight container for 2 to 3 weeks.
