How to make besan ladoo,Besan ladoo,ladoo besan
Besan ladooorbesan laddooor besan ke laddu, it is a popular indian sweetrecipe made all over India.
Laddoo is generally a sweet round ball. Laddoos are made with avariety of ingredients. Rava(semolina) laddoo, whole wheat flour (atta laddoo), Mung dal flour (moong ke laddoo), dry fruits etc. I just love the sound of the word laddoo. It reminds me of a chubby bubbly baby.
Besan laddoo is one of most popular laddoo.This Ladoo or laddu is a made with besan - chickpea flour - bengal gram flour.
How to make besan ladoo
Ingredients for besan laddoo -
makes 6-8 laddoo.
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| Besan Laddoo |
- Besan (chickpea flour-chana dal flour) - 1 cup
- Sugar - 1/2 cup
- Ghee(clarified butter) -1/2 cup
- Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
- Cashew nuts - chopped - 1 tsp
- Raisins - 1 tsp
- cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
- milk or fresh cream - 1 tbsp
Preparation
- Sift the besan so that there are no lumps.
- Grind the sugar to a fine powder consistency.
Making besan laddu
- Use a deep thick bottomed pan. Mix besan and ghee.
- Keep on low flame and stir continuously till you get aroma of the fried besan. This will take about 20 minutes.
- It will also turn a little brownish to. Do not let it become dark brown.
- Switch the stove off. Add 1 tbsp milk/fresh cream stirring continously. The mixture will bubble a little. Keep mixing, scraping the bottom for a minute.
- Cool completely.
- Fry cashew nuts in a little ghee.
- When the roasted besan is completely cool, mix powdered sugar in it.
- Use your fingers to mix the sugar powder thoroughly.
- Add cardamom powder, fried cashewnut pieces to the sugar-besan mix and mix well.
- Form into round balls (laddoo).
Tips:
- Remember to keep the flame low while roasting.
- Do not let the flour turn brown. It will taste bitter.
- Powder the sugar fine. If not the laddoo will become crunchy.
- If you do not use ghee, you may use any vegetable oil. Vegans can use coconut oil. The taste will change accordingly.
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