Besan Laddu

Besan Laddu in Marathi

Yield: 10 to 12 medium laddu
Times: approx 1 hour

Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup Besan
3/4 cup Pure Ghee (melted)
3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
3 tbsp Milk
Raisins, cashew-nuts, Almonds chopped

Click here for another recipe of Besan laddu by making sugar syrup.

Method:
1) Add ghee into a pan. Heat it over medium heat. Add besan and stir. First, it will become little thick. But after 5 to 7 minutes, the consistency will be thin. Roast until you sense nice aroma and color changes to golden. It will take approx 35 to 40 minutes for roasting. But, roast over medium low heat and keep stirring continuously. If you stop stirring, besan will stick to the bottom.
2) Laddu Recipe-
Without adding milk:
After 35 to 40 minutes, when besan is roasted nicely, switch off heat. Let the besan cool off. Do not add sugar when besan is hot. Once besan is cold, add cashewnuts, almonds and other dry fruits. Also add sugar, mix and make laddu.

After roasting besan, if you are not confident whether roasted besan will form laddus or not. you can add little milk to hot roasted besan. Read the next point for the recipe of laddu
By Adding milk
After roasting besan for 35 to 40 minutes, it will get nice golden color. Turn off the heat and immediately sprinkle 2 to 3 tbsp milk all over roasted besan and stir. You will see lot of bubbles and within a few seconds besan will become thick. Transfer it to another bowl. Let it become lukewarm, so that you can handle it properly. After 20-25 minutes, add dry fruits, cardamom powder and sugar. mix nicely and make laddu after it becomes completely cold.