Besan (chickpea) ladoo

It’s one of my favourite Indian sweets, very popular around Diwali, but also commonly eaten on regular days. There are plenty of varieties, this one is one of the simpler ones in terms of ingredients and preparation.

Besan ladoo

Ingredients:

  • 200 g chickpea flour flour (besan)
  • 125 g ghee, more if required
  • 175 g powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon acradamom powder
  • 1-t tablespoons golden raisins
  • 10-12 cashewsc chopped, more for decoration

Method:

  • dry roast the flour in a heavy bottommed pot until slightly browned, but not burned. It should take about 10-15 minutes
  • add ghee and fry for further 15 minutes
  • when ghee starts to separate from the flour slightly and the dough doesn’t stick to the sides much, it’s ready
  • remove from the heat and add powdered sugar, mix it and as soon as you can handle the temperature knead by hand
  • mix in cardamom and raisins and knead until just lukewarm
  • form into small balls, if you have issues forming cool the dough in the fridge for a bit
  • keeps up to a month

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