Besan/Gramflour Ka Laddoo-Indian dessert

Aanchal Gupta

A traditional Indian dessert in which Besan/Gramflour/chickpea flour is browned in ghee/butter/coconut oil and topped with sugar and cardamoms.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Servings -30 depending on size

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

Melt the Butter/Ghee/oil on medium heat and add besan/Gramflour/chickpea flour.
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.
Add Cardamom powder, nuts(optional) and mix well. Remove from heat.
Let it cool for some time. Once its cool enough to be handled add powdered sugar. You dont want it to be completely cold.
Mix well and press in your fist to make smooth, round laddoos

Notes

Browning of the Besan/chickpea flour is important, it will smell of raw besan if its not browned well. Be careful, not to burn the Besan though. Powdering the sugar in a coffee/dry grinder gives a laddoos a smoother finish.
Vegans use coconut oil or any oil. If you are allergic to nuts, you can skip it, its optional.

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