Besan/gramflour browned in ghee,topped with nuts and sugar-whats not to love about it! The smell of besan roasting in ghee/butter wafts into the whole house and takes me back to my childhood. One of my earliest memories is going to my nanajis’ house in Hathras, India and eating Besan ke laddoo made by him. He passed on the recipe to mom and she on to me…Of course in those days there were no written recipes, it was a katori/bowl of this, a handful of that and lots of love and it turned out perfect.
Once when mom visited me in the USA, it was Diwali and we decided to make Besan ke laddoo and Dal ki Pothli, shaped like money bags and give to our friends in boxes. Everyone loved it and I wrote down the recipe in my diary. Since its Ganpati Utsav, I wanted my first food post to be dedicated to Ganesha and his favorite food-Laddoo. I also made an Eco Friendly,Bio-degradable Ganesha from whole wheat, and Chocolate,dates and Nut Laddoos for Ganesh Chaturthi. Some of my other eggless desserts are Blueberry Crumble, Kheer in a crockpot, Sooji ka Halwa, and Dudhi ka Halwa.
,The good thing about these laddoos are that they last a really long time. They can last 10-15 days outside and atleast a month in the refrigerator. Since its made with butter/ghee it will solidify,especially during winter months. For that fresh taste, microwave for a few seconds just before serving.So here is my recipe as passed on by mom, I did use unsalted butter instead of ghee though! For a vegan option please use coconut oil or any unflavored oil instead of ghee/butter.
Here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial one-
Besan/Gramflour Ka Laddoo-Indian dessert
Ingredients
- 2 cups Besan/Gramflour/chickpea flour
- 2 sticks Unsalted Butter or 1 cup ghee Vegans use coconut oil/or any oil
- 1/2 cup Almonds roughly chopped(optional)
- 1 cup sugar powdered. I used a coffee grinder to powder the sugar
- 1/8 tsp Cardamom powder
Instructions
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Melt the Butter/Ghee/oil on medium heat and add besan/Gramflour/chickpea flour.
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Continue to brown the Besan/gramflour/chickpea flour, stirring intermittently.Its important to get a nice golden color, that means the flour is cooked,otherwise you will get a raw smell.
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Add Cardamom powder, nuts(optional) and mix well. Remove from heat.
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Let it cool for some time. Once its cool enough to be handled add powdered sugar. You dont want it to be completely cold.
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Mix well and press in your fist to make smooth, round laddoos
Notes
Vegans use coconut oil or any oil. If you are allergic to nuts, you can skip it, its optional.
Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-
Ingredients-Besan/Gramflour, sugar, butter,(coconut oil for vegan option) nuts and cardamom powder
Melt butter(coconut oil for vegan option) on Medium heat and add Besan/Gramflour
Mix well and start to brown
Stir and keep browning!
When its a nice golden brown color, add nuts and cardamom powder, remove from heat
When cool enough to be handled, add powdered sugar and mix well
Roll into laddoos and enjoy!
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Freda Dias
Besan laddoos are one of my favorites!! I can have countless! Yours’ looks so tempting, I wish I could pick one right now 😀
Aanchal Gupta
Thanks Freda,my fav too!Its hard to stop at one!
Lathiya
Healthy and delicious..ladoos are everyone’s favorite
Trupti Kharche
These look so tempting.. these are a house fav with chotta bheem making it popular 🙂
Aanchal Gupta
Thanks Trupti,wow,didn’t know Chotta Bheem loved it and had made it popular. Didn’t have Chotta Bheem when my daughter was growing up, so not too familiar with the series.
Soma
Besan laddos are my all time favourite and seeing your laddos I am craving for one right now.
Aanchal Gupta
Thanks Soma,my favorite kind of laddoo as well.
Soniya
This is my daddy’s favorite!! I am definitely doing to try this since he is visiting me this summer 🙂 thank you so much for well explained recipe!
Aanchal Gupta
Thanks Soniya,I am sure dad will love it. Enjoy your time with him.
Jayashree
Nice ladoos, these are the favourite of many people. They can be stored for long time.
Aanchal Gupta
Thanks Jayashree,they do have a long shelf life.We can enjoy out favorite laddoos for a long time!
Jagruti
These ladoos are one of my favourite, so delicious!
srividhya
ecofriendly ganesha with wheat flour sounds intriguing. Got to try that and of course this sweet too. Adding it to my todo list
Aanchal Gupta
Thanks Srividhya.
Pooja
I have made these ladoos a bunch of times and I have always got them right! They are melt in the mouth and so delicious! My children love it and you certainly cannot stop at one. Since I have made it so many times, I would suggest take 3/4th of the ghee measurement and then add once you need to put the mix together! Works well for me. Do give this recipe a try and bring in some cheer ♥️
Aanchal Gupta
Hi Pooja, thank you for sharing your feedback. So happy to know that your family enjoys the Laddoos. Thank you for sharing your tip about the ghee. Much appreciated.
Varsha Shere
Hi Aanchal,
I am a big fan of yours and every dish I have tried was a hit. Thank you so much. I wanted to make these basun ladoos and mistakenly bought a bag of laddoo besun which is coarse. Will that be ok?
Aanchal Gupta
Thank you so much Varsha. So happy to hear that the recipes that you have tried have been a hit with your family. Laddu besan would be perfect. Just go for it and do share your feedback