Besan ladoo. Hunh. I love desserts, but making them is not my thing. My last attempt to make barfi from store bought khoya bombed miserably. I haven’t tried my hand at desserts again since then. However, I can’t stay away from desserts for long and I had to try something. So I decided to do something more common and is done at home more often. Besan Laddooo!
I usually don’t like ladoos made with besan. Or I should say besan laddoos bought from the store. I hate it when the flour is not toasted enough and the ladoo sticks to the top of your mouth. The trick is of course to have lots of ghee and cook the mixture for a long time on medium to slow heat.
If anything, making besan ladoos is a game of patience. If you are using store bought besan, the task becomes more difficult. Buying Desi Ghee is not a problem though. There are number good brands available now that taste a lot like homemade ghee. I buy Gowardhan most of the time as it tastes a lot like homemade ghee and stays almost liquid at room temperature. But you cannot compromise on the other important ingredient – Besan. In my opinion it is best if you get the chana daal ground at your local mill, as it will give you the best taste. After all, besan is critical in besan ladoo! But if getting chana daal ground is too much, no worries, you can always buy Besan online along with the ghee and get ready to make this sweet sweet ladoos!
Besan Ladoo Ingredients
1 1/2 cup Besan (Chana Dal flour)
2/3 Cup Desi Ghee (clarified Butter)
1 Cup Sugar
1tsp Cardomom
How to Make Besan Ladoo
1. Heat a wok and add the besan to the wok
2. Toast for a couple of minutes and then add the desi ghee
3. Cook the besan on low heat in the ghee until you can see the ghee on the sides – approximately 45 min
4. Remove from heat and let it cool for ten minutes
5. Add Sugar and roll them into ping pong sized balls. Apply a bit of ghee to your palm, if needed.
6. Add raisins or almonds on the top
You can store these at room temperature for at least a fortnight – I wouldn’t worry about more time as their is no chance that there will be any left by that time.
Leave a Reply