Easy Homemade Besan LadooVeg
Satisfy your sweet cravings with this classic Besan Ladoo recipe! Made with just a few simple ingredients—gram flour (besan), ghee, powdered sugar, and fragrant cardamom—this traditional Indian dessert is a festive favorite. Learn the secret technique of slow-roasting the gram flour in golden ghee to achieve that perfectly crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth texture. Follow this easy step-by-step guide to prepare these delightful, nutty treats for any celebration!
Ingredients
2 cups Gram Flour (besan)
1 cups Powdered Sugar
Ghee (Clarified Butter): Approximately 1/4 cup plus extra for roasting and binding
A few Cardamom Seeds
A few Cashew Nuts
Instructions
1
Put granulated sugar and cardamom seeds in a mixer jar. Grind and make powdered sugar.
2
Add ghee and cashewnuts to a small tempering pan. Roast until they are golden brown.
3
Add ghee to another pan and besan/gramflour. Roast until the raw smell goes off.
4
Once the besan is a little roasted, add ghee twice in 5 mins interval.
5
Mix well and once it is lumpy, transfer the mixture to a bowl and cool it down.
6
Now while the mixture is a little warm, add the powdered sugar and mix well.
7
Add ghee, mix and add roasted cashewnuts. Mix again.
8
Keep adding ghee until the laddoo mixture comes to binding consistency.
9
Apply a little ghee to the palms, roll the mixture make laddoos.
10
Garnish with pista slices.
11
Yummy Besan Laddoos are ready to be served.
