Besan Ladoo

Besan Ladoo

Besan ladoo /gram flour ladoo is a quick to make sweet made with less ingredients which is prepared in the festival season at home because it is also easy to make.

PREPARATION TIME- -5 Minutes
COOKING TIME- -35 Minutes
TOTAL TIME-  40 Minutes
TYPE---Dessert
CUISINE- Indian

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup---Besan (gram flour)

• 3/4 cup---Boora ( powder sugar)

• 1/4 cup---Desi ghee

• 1 tsp---Water

• 1/2 tsp--Cardamom powder

• 4-5 ---Almonds (chopped)

METHOD

• On low flame, dry roast the besan ( gram flour) in heavy bottom pan.

• Keep stirring it constantly.

• It will take at least 12 to 15 minutes to roast the  besan (gram flour)

• When the colour of besan starts to dark and the aroma of roasted gram flour starts coming then add ghee, keep stirring it constantly.

• Roast the gram flour till it becomes golden colour.

• When the colour of besan turns golden, sprinkle a spoonful of water in it and stir continuously.

• Ladoo becomes granular by sprinkling 1 tsp of water.

• Switch off the flame.

• Take out the gram flour in another  pan.

• Add powder sugar, cardamom powder and chopped almonds when gram flour slightly cools.

• Mix it properly.

• Take a little mixture in hand and shape it into ladoo.

• Prepare the ladoos of all the mixture.

SECOND METHOD TO MAKE BESAN LADOO 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup---Besan (gram flour)

• 3/4 cup---Boora ( powder sugar)

• 1/4 cup---Desi ghee

• 1 tsp---Water

• 1/2 tsp--Cardamom powder

• 4-5 ---Almonds (chopped)

METHOD

• Heat desi ghee in a heavy bottom pan on low medium flame.

• When the desi ghee melts, put the besan (gramflour) in it

• On low flame,  roast the gram flour .

• Keep stirring it constantly.

• It will take at least 12 to 15 minutes to roast the  besan (gram flour). .

• Roast the gram flour till it becomes golden colour.

• When the colour of besan turns golden, sprinkle a spoonful of water in it and stir continuously.

• Ladoo becomes granular by sprinkling 1 tsp of water.

• Switch off the flame.

• Take out the gram flour in another  pan.

• Add powder sugar, cardamom powder and chopped almonds when gram flour slightly cools.

• Mix it properly.

• Take a little mixture in hand and shape it into ladoo.

• Prepare the ladoos of all the mixture.

TIPS

• Roast the gram flour properly. gram flour should not be burnt and the rawness of gram flour should also be gone.

• Roast the gram flour on low flame.

• Keep stirring the gram flour constantly.

• When the colour of gram flour turn dark and gram flour looked grainy when taken in hand that means gram flour has been roasted.

• Add powder sugar when the gram flour cools down.

• Almonds are optional in gram flour ladoo.