Besan Laddu
A sweet delicacy made with roasted chickpea flour, clarified butter, sugar , nuts and cardamom powder
Servings: 15 people
Calories: 191kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups chickpea flour besan or coarse flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar powdered
- 2 tbsp cashews powdered
- 1 tsp cardamom powdered
- ⅔ cup clarified butter or ghee
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed pan dry roast the chickpea flour on a low to medium flame for 15 minutes taking care not to burn.
- Add the ghee or clarified butter and roast for another 15 minutes until it becomes a paste and you get a nutty flavor.
- Transfer into a plate and cool by spreading with a spoon .
- Add the powdered sugar after it is kind of cool and mix evenly.
- Add the powdered nuts and cardamom powder.
- Take a small scoop and roll into small balls using your palm when it is still medium hot and your hand is able to handle the heat.
- The ball may not retain the round shape and so you may need to redo it get a nice round shape. Cool it for a while .Enjoy!
Notes
I used Besan laddu flour that is available in stores which is chickpea flour that is a little coarse . However you can use the regular gram flour with a little semolina to get the coarse texture or just plain chickpea flour.
Nutrition
Serving: 35g | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
