Besan Ladoo is one of the delicious, gluten-free Indian sweet. This Indian sweet is prepared with only 4 – ingredients – gram flour (besan), ghee, sugar, and cardamom powder. Yes, that is it! No pre-planning or preparation work is required to make besan ke ladoo at home from scratch.
What is laddu?
According to Wikipedia, ‘Laddu or laddoo (laḍḍū, lāḍḍū) is a sphere-shaped sweet originating from the Indian subcontinent. Laddus are made of flour, fat (ghee/butter/oil), and sugar, with other ingredients that vary by recipe, like chopped nuts or dried raisins. They are often served at festive or religious occasions.’
Besan Ladoo…
Besan Laddu is one of the most popular Indian sweets. Whether it is festive celebrations, religious rituals or marriage, besan ke laddu is always part of the dessert platter.
These Indian sweets aka besan ladoo are utterly simple to prepare, easy to store and remain fresh for more than a month. More importantly, they are an excellent companion for a cup of chai during the winter season.
Tips To Make Perfect Besan Ke Ladoo:
The making process of besan laddu is very simple and straightforward. All you need to be careful at specific steps.
Gram Flour: Never ever be in a hurry to roast the gram flour. That is the soul of this sweet – a slow-roasted gram flour. And you need to be around the stove to stir the roasting gram flour continuously.
Ghee: You can’t skim the quantity of ghee while making besan ke ladoo. There is a copious amount of ghee that goes into the making of this ladoo.
Powdered Sugar: We don’t need castor sugar to make besan ladoo. You can grind granulated white sugar to a coarse powder using a mixer. While adding the powdered sugar make sure that the flour and ghee mixture is not too hot. The dough should be lukewarm warm but not hot to touch.
With these tricks under your sleeve, I am sure you can make perfect besan ke ladoo at home. Don’t hesitate if the ladoo do not come out flawless in the first trial, make a note of shortcomings and try to fix them in the next round. That is how I learned to make the perfect besan ke ladoo.
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Step-By-Step Besan Ladoo Recipe:
Grind white sugar to a coarse powder in a mixer.
Heat ghee in a heavy bottom flat pan. Once the ghee is hot enough, reduce the flame to the lowest setting. Add gram flour ad stir to combine.
Stir continuously and roast the gram flour over low heat. Try to be around the stove to stir the roasting gram flour continuously. Because it gets burnt with a blink of an eye.
After 5 – 6 minutes the gram flour will turn into a bubbling liquid. The perfectly roasted gram flour will release a nice nutty aroma and will turn pale golden in color. Turn off the heat. Transfer gram flour mixture to a wide ceramic plate or baking sheet. Allow to cool down a bit. The gram flour mixture should be lukewarm while adding sugar.
Once gram flour mixture becomes lukewarm, add powdered sugar and cardamom powder.
Stir to mix nicely. The ladoo mixture should come together easily. If balls are not shaping easily, keep the ladoo mixture in the fridge for 15 – 20 minutes. Pinch a lemon size portion of the ladoo mixture and shape it into a round ball. Similarly, prepare all the ladoo from the gram flour mixture.
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Besan Ladoo Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Cup gram flour (besan)
- 1/2 Cup clarified butter (ghee)
- 1/2 Cup powdered white sugar
- 1 teaspoon green cardamom powder
Instructions
- In case you do not have powdered sugar at home, grind regular white sugar into a coarse powder using the mixer. This step is optional.
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottom flat pan.
- Once the ghee is hot enough, reduce the flame to the lowest setting. Add gram flour ad stir to combine.
- Stir continuously and roast the gram flour over low heat. Try to be around the stove to stir the roasting gram flour continuously. Because it gets burnt with a blink of an eye.
- After 5 – 6 minutes the gram flour will turn into a bubbling liquid. The perfectly roasted gram flour will release a nice nutty aroma and will turn pale golden in color. Turn off the heat.
- Transfer gram flour mixture to a wide ceramic plate or baking sheet. Allow to cool down a bit. The gram flour mixture should be lukewarm while adding sugar.
- Once gram flour mixture becomes lukewarm stir it using a spoon. Add powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Stir to mix nicely.
- Apply a teaspoon of ghee in your palms and fingers.
- Pinch a lemon size portion of the ladoo mixture and shape it into a round ball. Similarly, prepare all the ladoo from the gram flour mixture.
- If you are unable to shape the ladoo because the dough being too soft keep it in the fridge for 15 – 20 minutes. And then try to shape the ladoo.
- If you prefer, garnish each besan ladoo with sliced dry fruits.
- Store Besan Ladoo in an airtight container for a month. I store them in the fridge during the summer season while during winters they are good at room temperature.
3 comments
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We dont make ladoos for Christmas yaaa… U have put Christmas song