Besan Ladoo
Laddus or Laddoos as they are called are one of the most famous and liked Indian sweets. They are usually prepared during festivals like diwali, functions, auspicious occasions like marriages etc. There are different types of Laddos depending on what they are made up of and named that way. They could be made of flours or sesame or coconut, sooji/semolina etc and rolled into balls. I have already posted different types of Laddos like the ‘Nariyal ka Ladoo’, ‘Atta Laddos, ‘Til Ka Ladoo’ and now I am posting Besan ke Laduu.
The Besan Ladoos are made up of gram flour or Besan. This is my mom’s recipe and I do have to admit it that these delicious ladoos were prepared by her as well. They were sent a long time ago from India along with other goodies like Atta Laddos, Sesame Laddos, Menthe Hittu, Chaklis etc. I had taken pictures of these ladoos way back then, but doing a post of it only now. Now that I have a tasted, proven and approved recipe that I can refer to I hope I will prepare these on my own on apt occasions without excuses. 🙂
Even though this is a simple recipe, with few steps the tough part is the stirring of the besan in the ghee continuously until it gets an even brown color and a nutty flavor. Also this recipe uses a liberal amount of ghee (clarified butter) without which or any type of substitute the laddu will not taste the same. But since it is made of special occasions, the effort is all worth it.
Besan Ladoo Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups gram flour (besan/chickpea flour)
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ¾ -1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
- 15-20 raisins/ cashew pieces
Method
- Heat the ghee in a heavy bottom pan.
- Note: This is the tough and time consuming part, but the taste of the ladoos depends on this step.
- Add the gram flour and fry it on a low flame stirring continuously till it releases a warm nutty aroma and the flour turns very light brown. This takes about 35- 45 minutes (or even more).
- Add more ghee in small quantities if required.
- Once it is lightly and evenly browned, transfer it to a plate, set aside and let it cool.
- Add powdered cardamom and sugar and mix well.
- Shape into ladoos and add chopped almonds (optional) and raisins on each of them.
- Store in air tight containers.
Oh this is my favorite ladoo and can eat any amount. I totally agree that u need to roast it for 30-35mins. I have done this mistake many times and thrown it to thrash as it gets bitter if not roasted fully.
Laddo is my favourite Indian sweet and this just looks so so good i so wish i could grab few and eat them right now.
Besan ka ladoo is one of my fav! Looks lovely!
Wowww!! They look super delicious!! I love Besan Laddoos. I too posted the recipe on my site when I started my blog…
This looks like a peda that my grandpa used to bring from Delhi.. Slurpp..
Supriya,
You are making me hungry by showing this beautiful besan laddoos, I have slight thought of reducing sugar,i think that is not possible now I need to try.
Your mom’s handmade ladoos are so cute and perfect! Kudos to your mom, RC. 🙂 I agree it needs a lots of muscle power to get right taste. I have to try it myself too.
Supriya.
I donno what to appreciate. the delicious laddus or the picture here. really beautiful picture and tempting me to make besan laddus today only. 🙂
Laddu looks very inviting!!
Looks so tempting…
Your mom’s besan laddo seems just perfect! I recently got some from India (from a store) and they were powdery..i guess the ghee used wasnt enough.
The pics are beautiful Supriya.
Beautiful pic. The laddus look so good.
Laddoos look delicious! I have been wanting to make these from sometime now 🙂
Loved your pics so much that you got me tempted to try making laddus for the first time in my life! I did exactly as you described here over this weekend and we all loooooooved how they came out. Thanks for inspiring me to give it a shot!
Hi, i follow your posts religiously. Love them all, have tried quite a few. I loved your besan laddus. Do check out my version of the same. http://nivedithatm.blogspot.in/2011/05/besan-laddu.html
hi, i tried them…n yess what a tempting smell it has. i wanted to know what is the shelf life of besan ladoos?