Besan Ladoo is a traditional Indian sweet made from roasted besan (gram flour), ghee and sugar. This sweet requires only a handful of ingredients but tastes amazing!
The flour is slowly roasted in ghee until it turns golden brown and develops a nutty aroma. After cooling slightly, powdered sugar and cardmom powder are mixed in and the mixture is shaped into round, ball like sweets called ladoo/laddu.
Indian festivals are incomplete without ladoos. Ladoo, can be made using various ingredients and is round in shape. Besan Ladoo is popular during Indian festivals like Diwali and weddings and is often garnished with chopped nuts. It’s rich, buttery flavor and melt-in-mouth texture make it a beloved treat.
Here I am sharing easy and delicious Besan Ladoo recipe with step-by-step instructions and video. The recipe is easy but requires some muscle work as we need to stir the mixture continuously while cooking besan with ghee.
Recipe Video for Besan Ladoo:-
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How to make Besan Ladoo :-
Add ghee in a heavy bottomed pan over a medium heat.
Once the ghee melts, add coarse besan to the pan. Stir and turn the heat to low.
Stir continuously and roast the besan on low heat. Once the flour is mixed with ghee, it will absorb all the ghee and will clump at first.
Continue stirring the mixture for about 15 minutes. Then add remaining 1 tbsp ghee and cook until besan changes color to a golden brown and smells nutty.
Add Finely chopped nuts and roast for about a minute.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it cool down for at least 15 minutes.
Once the mixture is cooled down, it will become thicker. Now add cardmom powder, powdered sugar and mix everything well.
Prepare Ladoo. You can garnish them with nuts.
Enjoy Besan Ladoo.
Tips :-
Roasting the besan on low heat is crucial. Be patient and stir continuously to avoid burning.
Roast the besan properly. If not roasted properly, the ladoos will have a raw taste.
Don’t over roast the besan, over roasting can lead to a bitter taste. A golden brown is perfect.
Adding nuts is optional. You can skip.
Adjust sweetness as per your taste.
Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks at room temperature.
Besan Ladoo
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minutesBesan Ladoo is a traditional Indian sweet made from roasted besan (gram flour), ghee and sugar. This sweet requires only a handful of ingredients but tastes amazing!
Ingredients
1/3 cup Ghee/Clarified Butter (+1 tbsp)
2 Cup Coarse Besan/Gram Flour
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1/8 Tsp Cardmom Powder
3 Tbsp (finely chopped Almond, Cashew, Pistachio) (optional)
Directions
- Add ghee in a heavy bottomed pan over a medium heat.
- Once the ghee melts, add coarse besan to the pan. Stir and turn the heat to low.
- Stir continuously and roast the besan on low heat. Once the flour is mixed with ghee, it will absorb all the ghee and will clump at first.
- Continue stirring the mixture for about 15 minutes. Then add remaining 1 tbsp ghee and cook until besan changes color to a golden brown and smells nutty.
- Add Finely chopped nuts and roast for about a minute.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it cool down for at least 15 minutes.
- Once the mixture is cooled down, it will become thicker. Now add cardmom powder, powdered sugar and mix everything well.
- Prepare Ladoo. You can garnish them with nuts.
- Enjoy Besan Ladoo.
Notes :-
- Roasting the besan on low heat is crucial. Be patient and stir continuously to avoid burning.
- Roast the besan properly. If not roasted properly, the ladoos will have a raw taste.
- Don’t over roast the besan, over roasting can lead to a bitter taste. A golden brown is perfect.
- Adding nuts is optional. You can skip.
- Adjust sweetness as per your taste.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks at room temperature.
