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Dr Hemapriya

Besan Ladoo Recipe

Besan ka ladoo is a yummy and nutritious snack for kids
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • Besan flour/ Kadalai Maavu / Chickpea flour - 1 cup
  • Powdered Mishri Sugar / Powdered Normal Sugar - ½ cup
  • Ghee - 3 Tbsp
  • Elaichi Powder - ½ Teaspoon
  • For the replacing the sugar with jaggery see notes section below

Method
 

  1. Heat a kadai and dry roast the besan flour till it releases the aroma.
  2. Take care not to brown the flour as it will give a burnt taste to the ladoo.
  3. Allow the flour to cool and sieve.
  4. Mix the powdered sugar with elachi powder and add to the cooled flour.
  5. Melt Ghee in a kadai.
  6. Add the melted warm ghee to the flour and mix evenly.
  7. The ghee should be added when warm or else it will be difficult to roll out the ladoos.
  8. Roll them into even sized ladoos and garnish with preferred nuts.