Bhubaneswar May 2 : Besan Ladoo is one of the most popular mithai in Indian cuisine. Besan Ladoo also called Besan Laddu. Besan Ladoo is very rich in taste. Besan Ladoo is made from besan. Besan Ladoo might be known by various names, but this delicious sweetened Ladoo famous all over the country.<\/p>\n
Besan Ladoo is a popular Indian sweet dish made of Besan (chickpea flour or gram flour), sugar and ghee. Besan is roasted in ghee till golden brown appearance with nutty fragrance. Then sugar is added to it. Dry fruit pieces also can be used. Small small balls are then made from this mixture. It has a long shelf life.<\/p>\n
It is often served at festivals, family events and religious occasions in India.<\/p>\n
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Ingredients
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\n4 cup Besan\/Chickpeas Flour
\n1 cup Ghee
\n2 cup Powdered Sugar
\n\u017a tsp Cardamom Powder
\n\u017a cup chopped Almonds and Cashew Nuts
\n2-3 tbsp Raisins (Manuka)
\n2 tbsp Almond, Cashew Slivers for Garnishing<\/p>\n
Method
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\n* Heat the ghee in a deep pan or kadhai. Add the besan and roast it continuously till raw smell goes out and gives nutty flavor, it will take about 13-15 minutes on low flame.<\/p>\n
* Switch of the flame and stir it again for few minutes, then remove it into the big mixing bowl and let it cool down completely.<\/p>\n
* Once cool down add powdered sugar, cardamom powder, chopped dry fruit and raisins and mix it properly.<\/p>\n
* Now take small-small portions of the mixture and make small size of balls out of it.<\/p>\n
* Besan Ladoo is ready. Garnish it with almonds or cashew slivers. You could store it into the air tight container.<\/p>\n