Besan ke Ladoo

Name: How to cook Besan ke Ladoo - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 ladoos
Cuisine: Us

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Besan ke Ladoo

Besan Ke ladoo is a popular dessert in India . It is made from chickpea flour or besan and ghee or clarified butter as the primary ingredient. The addition of dry fruits make the ladoos richer and perfect for the winter. You can add any dry fruit of your choice or even raisins or kishmish to the ladoos. It is easy to prepare with a few tips and tricks that you need to remember which is mentioned below. #ebook 36

Ingredient

Food ration :

12 ladoos

Cooking time :

45 mins

1 1/2 cup

besan/chickpea flour

1/3-1/2 cup

ghee

2/3 cup

powdered sugar

1 teaspoon

cardamom powder

8-10

cashew nuts blanched and chopped or any other dry fruit of your choice

4-5

pistachios chopped for garnishing

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Take the besan or chickpea flour in a pan and dry roast them with continuous stirring on a low flame till the raw smell of besan disappears.(for about 8-10 minutes)

* Step 2

Now, add about ghee to the pan and mix it properly with the besan.

* Step 3

Continue roasting the besan for about 30 minutes on a low flame.

* Step 4

Gradually you see the colour of the besan change from golden to light brown. Turn off the flame and continue stirring else the besan will start burning at the bottom.

* Step 5

Add the chopped cashew nuts and cardamom powder to the besan mixture.

* Step 6

Let the besan cool down completely and then add the powdered sugar.

* Step 7

Mix the sugar properly with besan mixture. At this point if you feel that your mixture is too dry, add some more ghee. But if you feel that it is too moist to form the ladoos keep it in refrigerator for few minutes and the ghee will solidify helping you to prepare the ladoos.