Besan Ladoo

By Chanchal    |    Nov 3, 2011 | Posted in: Dessert     |    3 Comments

Sweet is one thing that I miss the most on festival days here. Exchanging sweets on auspicious days is a well known tradition in India. With no good option of buying sweets here, I learned to make sweets at home. Besan Ladoo is a famous sweet, made from Besan (gram flour), ghee and sugar.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• Besan: 1 1/2 cup
• Sugar: 3/4 cup
• Melted ghee (Butter): 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder: 1 teaspoon
• Sliced Pistachios : 1 tablespoon

Preparation

1. Mix the besan and ghee in a pan.
2. Put the pan on medium heat and roast the besan mix by stirring constantly.
3. Roast it till its light golden brown in color. Takes about 8-10 minutes
4. When done remove the pan from heat and let it cool down till its little warm. it should not be completely cool.
5. Mix in the cardamom powder and sugar.
6. Now take a big spoonful of besan mixture in your palm and make a round and smooth ladoo out of it. Do the same for rest of the mixture.
7. Take the slices pistachios, dip them in little ghee/butter and press gently on top of the besan ladoo so that it sticks to it.

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