Besan ladoo recipe | besan Laddu recipe
Besan ladoo is a yummy ball of happiness and full of protein. Learn to make this traditional recipe with perfection in easy steps with jaggery
Servings: 10
Equipment
- kadai/frying pan
Ingredients
- 3 cup coarse chickpea flour / besan flour Coarse besan /chickpea flour (I prefer to grind my own or use the course ground besan available in stores)
- 1 cup ghee/clarified butter
- 8-10 strands saffron optional
- 1 tsp. cardamom powder / elaichi
- 1 cup powdered almonds or almond flour
- 1.5 cup powdered jaggery or powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a pan, dry roast besan/chickpea flour for 8-10 mins on low flame
- Add ghee to roasted besan, continue cooking on low flame
- Keep on stirring the ghee mixture and cooking on a low flame.After 20-25 minutes you will start getting a nice aroma of cooked mixture, turn off the heat and add saffron/crush cardamom powder.
- Add the powdered almond mixture to the mix next.
- Allow it cool down for around 15-20 minutes, When it is slightly warm, add powdered jaggery to the mix.
- Start mixing the laddoo mix until the jaggery has mixed.
- Take a small amount of dough in your palm once it comes together.
- Shape them into small balls as per the size of your choice.
- Store them in an airtight container.
Notes
Note: you can also shape it into any desired shapes if you have any mould. You can also make a diamond shape or as a rectangular fudge by refrigerating it on a baking paper in a baking tray.